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Whitewash: Definition and part of speech

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Whitewash

  1. n. A composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc.; milk of lime.
  2. n. Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Whites: Definition and part of speech

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Whites

  1. n. pl. Cloth or garments of a plain white color.
  2. n. pl. Leucorrh/a.
  3. n. pl. The finest flour made from white wheat.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Whitesmith: Definition and part of speech

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Whitesmith

  1. n. A worker in iron who finishes or polishes the work, in distinction from one who forges it.
  2. n. One who works in tinned or galvanized iron, or white iron; a tinsmith.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Whiten: Definition and part of speech

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Whiten

  1. v. t. To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth.
  2. v. i. To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees in spring whiten with blossoms.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Whiteness: Definition and part of speech

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Whiteness

  1. n. A flock of swans.
  2. n. The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.
  3. n. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc.
  4. n. Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.
  5. n. Nakedness.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.