Meaning of white | Babel Free

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1. Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
2. Alternative letter-case form of white (“of or relating to white complexion or Europeans”).
   Canada, UK, US, alt-of, not-comparable, sometimes
3. Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.
   capitalized, sometimes
4. Printing To cover or make illegible with white coloring. Often used with out.
   Printing
5. argent
6. Of or relating to Caucasians (people with white complexion and European ancestry).
   capitalized, sometimes
7. bleed white, to deprive of all resources: Corruption bled the country white.
8. to make or become white or whiter. She used a little bleach to whiten the sheets. verwit يُبَيِّض избелвам branquear (vy)bělit weiß machen/werden blege ασπρίζω, λευκαίνωblanquear, enblanquecer valgendama سفيد کردن valkaista blanchir לְהַלבִּין सफेद करना izbijeliti fehérít memutihkan bleikja, hvítna imbiancare; sbiancare 白くする 희게 하다 (iš)baltinti balināt; kļūt baltākam menjadi putih; memutihkan blekenbleke, gjøre hvit, kritte wybielić سپينول ، سپينيدل branquear a albi отбеливать (vy)bieliť pobel...
9. By U.S. Census Bureau definition, of or relating to people hailing from Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
   capitalized, sometimes
10. target, bullseye
11. witheid بَياض белота brancura bělost die Weiße hvidhed ασπράδα, λευκότητα blancura valgeolek شاهد valkeus blancheurלובן सफेदी bjelina fehérség warna putih hvítleiki, hvíta bianchezza 白さ 흼, 순백 baltumas, blyškumas baltums keputihan witheidhvithet, blekhetbiel, bladość سپينوالى، سپين رنګ دكونى زيړ والى: سوتره والى ، سپيځلتوب brancura albeaţă белизна belosť, beloba; bledosť belina belina vithet ความขาว beyazlık, aklık 白色 білизна; білий колір سفیدی sắc trắng 白色
12. Designated for use by Caucasians.
    historical
13. a substance used to make certain things (eg tennis shoes) white again. verwitter مادَّة التَّبْييض избелващо вещество branqueador plavená křída die Schlemmkreide hvidtemiddel στουπέτσι, λευκαντικόblanco valgendusaine سفید کننده valkaisuaine blancהלבנה फिर से सफेद बनाने के लिए मिलाया जाने वाला पदार्थ izbjeljivač fehérítő pemutih hvítur (skó)áburður bianco 漂白剤 표백제 baltalas baltinātājs; krīts bahan pemutih witten bleke-/hvittemiddel, kalkbielidło سپینه کوونکی branqueador înălbitor мел prášková k...
    eg
14. Relatively light or pale in colour.
15. fairly white; close to white. witagtig ضارِب إلى البَياض бял esbranquiçado bělavý weißlich hvidlig ασπριδερός blanquecino, blancuzco valkjas شیری vaalea blanchâtreלבנבן सफेद-सा bjelkast fehéres hampir putih hvítleitur biancastro, bianchiccio 白っぽい 약간 흰 balsvas bālgans agak putih vaalwit hvitaktig białawy سپين بخن esbranquiçado alburiu белёсый belavý belkast beličast vitaktig ค่อนข้างขาว; ค่อนข้างซีด; ค่อนข้างซีดขาว beyazımsı, akça 相當白的，近白色的 білуватий, білястий سفیدی ماءل khá trắng 发白的，带白色的
16. Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
17. (of workers, jobs etc) not manual; (working) in an office etc. witboordjie ذوو الياقات البَيْضاء، المُوَظَّفون занимаващ се с нефизически труд burocrata úřednický Kopf-... kontor-; funktionær υπαλληλικός, μη χειρωνακτικός de oficina valgekrae کارمند دفترى valkokaulus- de bureau צַווָארוֹן לָבָן सफेदपोश administrativni službenici értelmiségi karyawan kantor hvítflibba-, skriftstofu- impiegatizio ホワイトカラーの 사무직의 tarnaujantis, tarnautojo iestādē strādājošs; ierēdņa- kolar putih; pekerja di pejabat...
    etc
18. Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
19. a useless, unwanted possession. wit olifant غَرَض غَيْر مُفيد وكَثير التَّكاليف безполезно притежание inútil / presente sem utilidade / elefante branco zbytečná věc lästiger Besitz hvid elefant δώρον άδωρον elefante blanco, maula nagu sangata kohver موقعیت ناخواسته turhuus objet superflu פִּיל לָבָן बेकार, खर्चीला beskorisna, neželjena stvar egy nyűg (igen terjedelmes, haszontalan tárgy) benda tak berguna gagnslítil eign (oggetto superfluo) もて余しもの 귀찮은 소유물 nereikalingas turtas/daiktas nevajadz...
20. Affected by leucism.
21. (usually in plural) a wave that has a crest of white foam. wit perd مَوْجَةٌ يُغَطّي الزَّبَدُ قِمَّتها вълна с бяла пяна objeto sem utilidade zpěněná vlna schaumgekrönte Welle bølge med skum på toppen αφρισμένο κύμα cabrilla lainejänesed اسب سفید vaahtopää moutonגל झागदार लहरें valovi s bijelom pjenom na vrhu tajtékos (gerincű) hullám ombak hvítfyssandi alda (onde dalla cresta spumeggiante) 白波 (거품을 뒤집어쓴) 물마루, 흰 파도 bangos ketera baltā viļņa mugura ombak yg berbuih witgekuifde golf skumtopp gr...
    usually in plural
22. Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
23. (of metals) so hot that they have turned white. a white-hot poker. witwarm مُتَوَهِّج، مُحَمّى حتّى دَرَجَة الإبْيِضاض нажежен до бяло incandescente rozžhavený do běla weißglühend hvidglødende πυρωμένοςcandente, incandescente hõõguv داراى احساسات برانگيخته hehkuva chauffé à blanc חַם מְאוֹד श्वेत ताप usijan fehéren izzó panas sekali hvítglóandi incandescente 白熱した (금속이) 백열 상태인 įkaitęs iki baltumo nokaitēts līdz baltkvēlei panas putih witheethvitglødende rozpalony do białości له راپارول شوي احس...
24. The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
25. Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
26. Honourable, fair, decent, kind; generous.
    offensive, often, uncommon
27. Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
28. Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.
    archaic
29. Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.
    obsolete
30. Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
31. Made from immature leaves and shoots.
32. Not containing characters; see white space.
33. Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare black (“said of a character or symbol filled with color”).
34. Characterised by the presence of snow.
35. Alwhite, pertaining to white armor.

Equivalents

Examples

“Write in black ink on white paper.”

“white as the whitest lily on a stream.”

“While some of the more exotic varieties are becoming more popular with nationwide growers, such as the pale pinkish white pineberry, local farms will frequently plant a few different varieties to best suit their region.”

“[…]more white corporations cognizant of the mounting purchasing power of the Negro consumer, have Negro representatives in the field[…].”

“Ms. Ringwald finds a few things about these films regrettable. One thing she found "significantly disturbing," she wrote, "was how white the films are."”

“If you're from Africa, why are you white?”

““In the United States of America, you don’t have to apologize for being white anymore.””

“white drinking fountain”

“white hospital”

“white wine”

“white grapes”

“white birch”

“Or whispering with white lips, "The foe! / They come! they come!"”

“The white pieces in this set are in fact made of light green glass.”

“Consequently, in the initial position the white pieces and pawns are placed on the first and second ranks; the black pieces and pawns on the eighth and seventh ranks.”

“a white monk”

“White as thy fame, and as thy honour clear.”

“'The preacher had not proceeded far in his sermon,' said the man, ' before I thought him the whitest man I ever saw. My hat was instantly taken off and thrown under the seat, and I found myself listening with the most profound attention.'”

“... the parson, […”

“... Rayner seems powerful anxious to get you on the paper. A good fellow is Rayner; as white a man as I ever knew; and he has as many old friends as would make a good-sized city.”

“"So I'm here to say I'm sorry." Another big gulp. Troop heaved himself slowly off the locker he was sitting on and held out an eleven-inch hand. "I mistrusted 'twould do you sights o' good; an' this shows I weren't mistook in my jedgments^([sic])." "You're white," said Dan, as Harvey regained the deck, flushed to the tips of his ears.”

“No whiter page than Addison's remains. / He from the taste obscene reclaims our youth, / And sets the passions on the side of Truth,”

““I’ll put you down at my club; and then, the governor will want to see you in the country.” / Jim had no idea of what was involved in being put down at a club, but he consented. “That ’s mighty white of you, old man, but I don’t know where I shall make down.””

“"I meant to act white by you," he answered.”

“He's a fine fellow, this Gabriel Stanton, a white man all through”

“‘We've only met twice and you've been more than white to me both times.’”

“Even decency has been regarded as a white or Christian attribute, as is evidenced by the expression "that's very white of you"”

“Your high engendered battles 'gainst a head / So old and white as this.”

“On the whole, however, the dominie reckoned this as one of the white days of his life.”

“I am his white boy, and will not be gulled.”

“Aimée de Coigny had always adopted with enthusiasm the political views of her ruling lover and she had thus already held nearly every shade of opinion from red republicanism to white reaction.”

“Most often consisting of a budset pluck, a frost tea has the clarity and freshness of a white tea, with the richness and lingering finish of a finely crafted black tea.”

“Compare two Unicode symbols: ☞ = "WHITE RIGHT POINTING INDEX"; ☛ = "BLACK RIGHT POINTING INDEX"”

“a white Christmas”

“a white Easter”

“For instance, tyro jousters in fifteenth-century Iberia wore “white armor,” while experienced men wore surcoats over their harness (Fallows 2010, 80), while fabric-covered breastplates are depicted in many examples of fifteenth-century northern European art.”

“Unfortunately, many White people have been raised to believe that their race is intrinsically more prejudice than others.”

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