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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language
Category: General
Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA
Words: 85192
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white avens noun North American white-flowered avens
white baneberrywhite cohosh noun North American herb with white poisonous berries
white basswoodcottonwood 2 Tilia heterophylla noun American basswood of the Allegheny region
white bookwhite paper noun a government report; bound in white
white breadlight bread noun bread made with finely ground and usually bleached wheat flour
white broomwhite Spanish broom noun low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers
white bryonydevil`s turnip noun white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran
white cake noun cake made without egg yolks
white camasZigadenus glaucus noun plant of eastern and central North America having creamy white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous especially to grazing animals
white campionevening lychnis noun bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
white chocolate noun a blend of cocoa butter and milk solids and sugar and vanilla; used in candy bars and backing and coatings; not technically chocolate because it contains no chocolate liquor
white cinnamon treeCanella winterana noun large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes
white cloverdutch clover noun creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage
white crappiePomoxis annularis noun a crappie that is white
white croakerSeriphus politus noun silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters
white currantRibes sativum noun garden currant bearing small white berries
white cypress pineCallitris glaucophylla noun small tree or shrub of southern Australia
white dead nettleLamium album noun European dead nettle with white flowers
white dipladeniaMandevilla boliviensis noun shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throats
white dogtooth violetwhite dog`s-tooth violet noun North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue or pink exteriors
white dwarfwhite dwarf star noun a faint star of enormous density
white elephant noun albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia
white false indigoBaptisia lactea noun erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white flowers; the eastern United States
white feather noun a symbol of cowardice
white firCalifornia white fir noun medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood
white flagflag of truce noun flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce
white fringed orchiswhite fringed orchid noun bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowers
white fritillaryFritillaria liliaceae noun California herb with white conic or bell-shaped flowers usually tinged with green
white fungusSaprolegnia ferax noun a fungus that attacks living fish and tadpoles and spawn causing white fungus disease: a coating of white hyphae on especially peripheral parts (as fins)
white globe lilywhite fairy lantern noun globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped white flowers; southern California
white gold noun a pale alloy of gold usually with platinum or nickel or palladium
white goodshousehold linen noun drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth
white heat noun the hotness of something heated until it turns white
white heatherCassiope mertensiana noun heath of mountains of western United States having bell-shaped white flowers
white helleboreAmerican hellebore noun North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally
white honeysuckle noun bushy honeysuckle with twining branches and white or yellow-white flowers; southern United States
white hopegreat white hope noun someone (or something) expected to achieve great success in a given field; `this company is the great white hope of the nuclear industry`s waste management policy`
White HouseEXEC noun the chief executive department of the United States government
white knight noun a company that is a friendly acquirer in a takeover
white leadceruse noun a poisonous white pigment that contains lead
white leatherwhit leather noun a leather that has been treated with alum and/or salt
white lettucecankerweed noun herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
white lie noun an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)
white line noun a white stripe in the middle of a road to mark traffic lanes
white lotusEgyptian water lily noun white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
white lupinefield lupine noun white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control
white magic noun magic used only for good purposes
white maireOlea lanceolata noun small New Zealand tree having red pulpy one-seeded fruit
white malleecongoo mallee noun small shrubby mallee
white man noun a man who is White
white man`s burden noun the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects
white mangrove noun a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific
white marlinMakaira albida noun small marlin (to 180 pounds) of western Atlantic
white mattersubstantia alba noun whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths
white metalbearing metal noun an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings
white milkweedAsclepias albicans noun tall herb with leafless white waxy stems and whitish starlike flowers; southwestern United States
white mountain ashEucalyptus fraxinoides noun large tree with dark compact bark on lower trunk but smooth and white above; yields lumber similar to that of European or American ashes
white mulberryMorus alba noun Asiatic mulberry with white to pale red fruit; leaves used to feed silkworms
white mulleinVerbascum lychnitis noun densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers; naturalized in North America
white mulletMugil curema noun silvery mullet of Atlantic and Pacific coasts
white mustardBrassica hirta noun Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source of table mustard and mustard oil
White Nile noun a headstream of the Nile; joins the Blue Nile at Khartoum to form the Nile
white noise noun a `sh` noise produced by a stimulus containing all audible frequencies of vibration
white oak noun any of numerous Old World and American oaks having 6 to 8 stamens in each floret, acorns that mature in one year and leaf veins that never extend beyond the margin of the leaf
white pages noun a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on white paper) where the names of people are listed alphabetically along with their telephone numbers
white pelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos noun large American pelican; white with black wing feathers
white pepper noun pepper ground from husked peppercorns
white perchsilver perch 1 Morone americana noun small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams
white pine noun any of several five-needled pines with white wood and smooth usually light grey bark when young; especially the eastern white pine
white poplarwhite aspen noun a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces
white prairie asterAster falcatus noun perennial of western North America having white flowers
White raceWhite people noun a light-skinned race
white rhinocerosCeratotherium simum noun large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros
white ricepolished rice noun having husk or outer brown layers removed
white rocketDiplotaxis erucoides noun from Mediterranean region; a naturalized weed throughout southern Europe
White Russian noun a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and milk or cream
white rust noun fungus causing a disease characterized by a white powdery mass of conidia
white sale noun a sale of household linens
white saucebechamel sauce noun milk thickened with a butter and flour roux
White Sea noun a large inlet of the Barents Sea in the northwestern part of European Russia
white separatism noun a social system in which white people live separately from members of other races
white separatist noun someone who advocates a society in which white people live separately from members of other races
white slave noun a woman sold into prostitution
white slaver noun a person who forces women to become prostitutes
white slime mushroom noun a type of slime mushroom
white snakerootwhite sanicle noun American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
white snapdragonAntirrhinum coulterianum noun California plant with slender racemes of white flowers
white sprucePicea glauca noun medium-sized spruce of northeastern North America having short blue-green leaves and slender cones
white squire noun a white knight that buys less than a majority interest
white storkCiconia ciconia noun the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill
white stringybarkthin-leaved stringybark noun stringybark having white wood
white supremacist noun a person who believes that the white race is or should be supreme
white supremacy noun the prejudice that members of the white race are superior to members of other races
white sweet cloverwhite melilot noun biennial plant; valuable honey plant
White Tai noun a branch of the Tai languages
white tie noun bow tie worn as part of a man`s formal evening dress
white trashpoor white trash noun an offensive term for White people who are impoverished
white turnip noun white root of a turnip plant
white waterwhitewater noun frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls
white whalebeluga 2 Delphinapterus leucas noun small northern whale that is white when adult
