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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

white willow
Huntingdon willow noun large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey bark

white wine
noun pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation

white wolf
Arctic wolf noun wolf of arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail

white woman
noun a woman who is White

white wood aster
Aster divaricatus noun rhizomatous perennial wood aster of eastern North America with white flowers

white yam
water yam noun grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh

white zinnia
Zinnia acerosa noun subshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves and flower heads with white rays; southern United States and northern Mexico

white-bellied swallow
tree swallow 2 Iridoprocne bicolor noun bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities

white-berry yew
Pseudotaxus chienii noun yew of southeastern China, differing from the Old World yew in having white berries

white-blotched
adjective having blotches of white

white-bread
adjective of or belonging to or representative of the white middle class; `white-bread America`; `a white-bread college student`

white-breasted nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis noun bluish-grey nuthatch with black head and white breast; of eastern North America

white-chinned petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialis noun large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chin

white-coat hypertension
noun temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor`s office

white-collar
adjective of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers; `the coal miner`s son aspired to a white-collar occupation as a bookkeeper`

white-crowned sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys noun finch with black-and-white striped crown

white-edged
adjective having a white border

white-flowered
adjective (of plants) having white flowers

white-footed mouse
vesper mouse noun American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts

white-headed stilt
Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus noun stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck

white-hot
adjective intensely zealous or fervid; `fierce white-hot loyalty`

white-leaved rockrose
Cistus albidus noun compact white pubescent shrub of southwestern Europe having pink flowers

white-lipped
adjective having white lips from fear or terror

white-lipped peccary
Tayassu pecari noun blackish peccary with whitish cheeks; larger than the collared peccary

white-out
verb lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain

white-pink
adjective of pink tinged with white; a light tint of pink

white-rayed mule`s ears
Wyethia helianthoides noun herb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing solitary flower heads with white or pale cream rays; northwestern United States

white-ribbed
adjective having white ribs

white-rumped shrike
Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides noun a butcherbird of western North America; grey with white underparts

white-seeded
adjective having white seeds

white-shoe
adjective denoting a company or law firm owned and run by members of the WASP elite who are generally conservative; `the politician tried to hide his white-shoe background`

white-streaked
adjective having white streaks

white-tailed jackrabbit
whitetail jackrabbit noun largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-grey in summer and pale grey in winter; tail nearly always all white

white-tailed kite
Elanus leucurus noun grey-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions

white-throated sparrow
whitethroat noun common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown

white-tie
adjective requiring white ties and tailcoats for men; `a white-tie occasion`

white-topped aster
noun herb having corymbose white-rayed flowers with scaly bracts and silky indehiscent fruits

whitebait
noun the edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts

whitebark pine
whitebarked pine noun small pine of western North America; having smooth grey-white bark and soft brittle wood; similar to limber pine

whitecap
white horse noun a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white

whitecup
Nierembergia repens noun prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose

whited sepulcher
whited sepulchre noun a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous

whiteface
noun a clown whose face is covered with white make-up

whitefly
noun minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insects

Whitehall
noun the British civil service

whitehead
milium noun a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland

Whitehorse
noun the provincial capital of the Yukon Territory

whitelash
white backlash noun backlash by white racists against black civil rights advances

whitening
lightening noun changing to a lighter color

whiteout
noun an arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds

whiteout
verb lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain

whitetail prairie dog
Cynomys gunnisoni noun tail is white tipped

whitethorn
English hawthorn 1 may noun thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America

whitetip shark
white-tipped shark noun large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark

whitewash
noun a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects

whitewashed
adjective coated with whitewash; `miles of whitewashed fences`

whitey
honky noun offensive names for a White man

whiting
Merlangus merlangus noun a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus

whitish
off-white adjective of something having a color tending toward white

whitlavia
Phacelia minor noun desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes

whitlow grass
shadflower noun annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules

whitlowwort
noun any of various low-growing tufted plants of the genus Paronychia having tiny greenish flowers and usually whorled leaves; widespread throughout warm regions of both Old and New Worlds; formerly thought to cure whitlows (suppurative infections around a fingernail)

Whitman
Marcus Whitman noun United States frontier missionary who established a post in Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were available to Native Americans (1802=1847)

Whitman
noun United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)

Whitmonday
Whitsun Monday noun the day after Whitsunday; a legal holiday in England and Wales and Ireland

Whitney
Mount Whitney noun the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high)

Whitsun
Whitsuntide noun Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days)

Whitsunday
noun seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland

Whittle
Frank Whittle noun English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)

whittler
noun someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)

whiz
noun a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; `he heard the whiz of bullets near his head`

whizbang
whizzbang noun a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion

whizbang
noun a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits

whizbang shell
noun a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits

whizzbang
noun a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits

whole
adjective including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; `gave his whole attention`; `a whole wardrobe for the tropics`; `the whole hog`; `a whole week`; `the baby cried the whole trip home`; `a whole loaf of bread`

whole blood
noun blood that has not been modified except for the addition of an anticoagulant; `whole blood is normally used in blood transfusions`

whole gale
noun wind moving 55-63 knots; 10 on the Beaufort scale

whole life insurance
ordinary life insurance noun insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at a definite premium that is paid each year in the same amount during the entire lifetime of the insured

whole milk
noun milk from which no constituent (such as fat) has been removed

whole note
semibreve noun a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)

whole rest
noun a musical rest equal in duration to four beats in common time

whole shebang
whole kit and caboodle noun everything available; usually preceded by `the`; `we saw the whole shebang`; `a hotdog with the works`; `we took on the whole caboodle`; `for $10 you get the full treatment`

whole snipe
Gallinago gallinago noun common snipe of Eurasia and Africa

whole wheat flour
graham flour noun flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour` is British usage)

whole-word method
noun teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed words with spoken words

wholeheartedly
adverb without reserve; without reservation; `he adopted wholeheartedly some of the policies that he had previously criticized`

wholeness
noun a state of robust good health

wholesale
adjective selling or related to selling goods in large quantities for resale to the consumer; `wholesale prices`; `a wholesale produce market`

wholesale
adverb on a large scale without careful discrimination; `I buy food wholesale`

wholesome
adjective sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind; `exercise develops wholesome appetites`; `a grin on his ugly wholesome face`

wholesomely
adverb in a wholesome manner; `the papers we found shed some valuable light on this question, wholesomely contradicting all lies`

wholesomeness
noun the quality of being beneficial and generally good for you

wholly
entirely adverb to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole` is often used informally for `wholly`); `he was wholly convinced`; `entirely satisfied with the meal`; `it was completely different from what we expected`; `was completely at fault`; `a totally new situation`; `the directions were all wrong`; `it was not altogether her fault`; `an altogether new approach`; `a whole new idea`

whoop
noun a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement

whoopee
noun noisy and boisterous revelry

whooper
whooper swan noun common Old World swan noted for its whooping call

whooping cough
pertussis noun a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane

whooping crane
whooper 1 Grus americana noun rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call

whopper
walloper noun a gross untruth; a blatant lie