(superl.) Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; -- the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a white skin.
(superl.) Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear.
(superl.) Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.
(superl.) Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary.
(superl.) Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favorable.
(superl.) Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.
(n.) The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under Color, n., 1.
(n.) Something having the color of snow; something white, or nearly so; as, the white of the eye.
(n.) Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a missile is shot.
(n.) A person with a white skin; a member of the white, or Caucasian, races of men.
(n.) A white pigment; as, Venice white.
(n.) Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the color is usually white. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.
(v. t.) To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.
Example Sentences:
(1) This study compares the mortality of U.S. white males with that of Swedish males who have had the highest reported male life expectancies in the world since the early 1960s.
(2) Cranial MRI revealed delayed myelination in the white matter but no brain malformation.
(3) Positivity was not correlated with current residence census tract socioeconomic indicators in black or white females.
(4) The urine compositions of the European mole Talpa europaea and of the white rat Rattus norvegicus (albino) kept on a carnivore's diet were compared.
(5) Fluttering in the background was a black flag adorned with white script, the “black flag of jihad”.
(6) The vulvar white keratotic lesions which have been subjected to histological examination in Himeji National Hospital (1973-1987) included 13 cases in benign dermatoses, 4 cases in vulvar epithelial hyperplasia, 3 cases in lichen sclerosus, and 3 cases in lichen sclerosus with foci of epithelial hyperplasia.
(7) Instead, the White House opted for a low-key approach, publishing a blogpost profiling Trinace Edwards, a brain-tumour victim who recently discovered she was eligible for Medicaid coverage.
(8) The flow properties of white cells were tested after myocardial infarction, by measuring the filtration rates of cell suspensions through 8 microns pore filters.
(9) The findings confirm and quantitate the severe atrophy of the neostriatum, in addition to demonstrating a severe loss of cerebral cortex and subcortical white matter in HD.
(10) Tottenham Hotspur’s £400m redevelopment of White Hart Lane could include a retractable grass pitch as the club explores the possibility of hosting a new NFL franchise.
(11) We identified four distinct clinical patterns in the 244 patients with true positive MAI infections: (a) pulmonary nodules ("tuberculomas") indistinguishable from pulmonary neoplasms (78 patients); (b) chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis with sputum repeatedly positive for MAI or granulomas on biopsy (58 patients, virtually all older white women); (c) cavitary lung disease and scattered pulmonary nodules mimicking M. tuberculosis infection (12 patients); (d) diffuse pulmonary infiltrations in immunocompromised hosts, primarily patients with AIDS (96 patients).
(12) In 60 rhesus monkeys with experimental renovascular malignant arterial hypertension (25 one-kidney and 35 two-kidney model animals), we studied the so-called 'hard exudates' or white retinal deposits in detail (by ophthalmoscopy, and stereoscopic color fundus photography and fluorescein fundus angiography, on long-term follow-up).
(13) African Americans also have more outpatient episodes than whites.
(14) As a Native American I am pretty sensitive to charges of racism and white supremacy,” the Oklahoma congressman added.
(15) The White House denied there had been an agreement, but said it was open in principle to such negotations.
(16) The charges against Harrison were filed just after two white men were accused of fatally shooting three black people in Tulsa in what prosecutors said were racially motivated attacks.
(17) Today, she wears an elegant salmon-pink blouse with white trousers and a long, pale pink coat.
(18) The relative effect of the intramammary infections and of different factors related to the cow (parity, stage of lactation, milk yield) on the individual cell counts, were studied for 30 months on the 62 black-and-white Holstein cows of an experimental herd.
(19) The administration of stable analogue of the leu-enkephalin did not alter the concentration of cortisole and aldosterone in the blood of white male rats whereas this concentration increased after administration of the parathormone.
(20) The patient, a 12 year-old boy, showed a soft white yellowish mycotic excrescence with clear borders which had followed the introduction of a small piece of straw into the cornea.
Whitecap
Definition:
(n.) The European redstart; -- so called from its white forehead.
(n.) The whitethroat; -- so called from its gray head.
(n.) The European tree sparrow.
(n.) A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the wind is freshening.
Example Sentences:
(1) An aggressive Whitecap team that manhandled Portland's midfield grabbed a late equalizer, leaving the teams drawn 1-1, yet the only thing in the Pacific Northwest most fans cared about was what happened before kickoff in Seattle.
(2) Vancouver Whitecaps: Andre Lewis, M (Portmore United) 8.
(3) Kenny Miller has joined the Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps from Cardiff City.
(4) Their substitutes included two players from League One, and the 33-year-old Miller earns his crust these days with Vancouver Whitecaps.
(5) Though SKC handily beat the Reds 2-1 when they last met, in late July at BMO Field, Peter Vermes’ team didn’t look their best against the Whitecaps in a 2-0 defeat last weekend.
(6) Schedule (all times ET) Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union Friday 9pm, BBVA Compass Stadium (NBCSN, TSN2) Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders Saturday 2.30pm, Rio Tinto Stadium (NBCSN) Montreal Impact vs Chicago Fire Saturday 6.30pm, Stade Saputo (TSN2, RDS, My50 Chicago) New England Revolution vs Portland Timbers Saturday 7.30pm, Gillette Stadium (CSN-NE, Fox 12) Columbus Crew vs LA Galaxy Saturday 7.30pm, Crew Stadium (TWCSN-LA, TWCSN-OH) Sporting KC vs Toronto FC Saturday 8.30pm, Sporting Park (TSN2, KMCI-38) Chivas USA vs Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday 10.30pm, StubHub Center (TSN, TWC-Deportes) San Jose Earthquakes vs FC Dallas Saturday 10.30pm, Buck Shaw Stadium (CSN-Bay Area, TWCSN-TX) DC United vs Colorado Sunday 8.00pm, RFK Stadium (UDN, Altitude, CSN-Washington)
(7) That consistency may explain why the Whitecaps got off to such a strong start on Sunday against visiting Sporting KC, a side tasked with overcoming the challenge of BC Place.
(8) But in Vancouver this weekend, the emphasis was on an earlier version of a very American soccer career, as Jay DeMerit, the Whitecaps first signing when they entered the league, and a man whose unlikely trajectory had taken him from the ninth tier of English football to playing in a World Cup, announced his retirement.
(9) We have measured by reversed-phase HPLC concentrations of amino acids in plasma in groups of 80 normal appropriate-weight term babies fed from birth either a casein formula (WhiteCap SMA, n = 26), a whey formula (Gold Cap SMA, n = 26), or breast milk (n = 28).
(10) Vancouver Whitecaps , who like Philadelphia started the day with two picks in the top ten, took the athletic, left-footed central defender Christian Dean, as their first pick at number three, while New England, who'd made their own splashy trade for last year's number one spot (where they took eventual regular starter Andrew Farrell), used their fourth pick to take the first attacking player of the day, Georgetown forward Steve Neumann.
(11) He was completely equipped to come straight in and concentrate on his fitness and getting his football legs” Gerrard has fitted comfortably into the midfield of the five-times MLS Cup winners, who lead the Western Conference by a point from Vancouver Whitecaps, gelling promisingly with the Brazilian Juninho.
(12) Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps drew more fans on average to their games than all but one other MLS team in 2014.
(13) The motor idled and both of them studied a broad whitecapped channel they would have to cross.
(14) Watch this video here Best game: Late in the season, needing a win but never having won in Seattle before, the Whitecaps went down and trounced the Sounders 4-1, including three goals from 18-year-old Kekuta Manneh.
(15) We found the same results in mushrooms including oyster, flat, button (whitecaps) and cep mushrooms.
(16) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Dallas forward Blas Perez battles for the ball against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
(17) Before the October 13th game, Gspurning was dropped after 5-1 and 4-1 defeats to Colorado Rapids and Vancouver Whitecaps — the latter of which was capped by a humiliating Joe Hart special from the keeper in failing to keep out a Nigel Reo-Coker shot.
(18) Vancouver Whitecaps Brenton Walters Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reading on mobile?
(19) But DeMerit has gone (though he remains in an ambassadorial role for the Whitecaps, at least for this season).
(20) Pedro Morales of the Vancouver Whitecaps was named newcomer of the year.