white
- adjective
- /waɪt/
- The sun hung above the ridge now, torch-white with the merest pink tinge.
- white-hot
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Examples
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That white-hot beauty that sneaks into a million dreams.
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The only light came from far ahead, an odd white glow that shimmered faintly through the haze.
Fiction book (1992) -
OK, so here comes the white light upon the apple.
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And we see the white, you know, the white light given off.
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Winter white light like a sword in the sun.
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But it is similar to just this glaring white field of light.
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The light that crept around the guard walk was white, as if on fire.
Fiction book (1992) -
The fireball exploded with a white flash that, for a split second, seemed to outshine the sun.
Fiction book (1992) -
Soon it'll be white-hot.
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The metal glowed a bright white as the blacksmith heated it in the forge.
Synonyms
Heated until it glows white
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To try to reach a very difficult or impossible goal for a long time
- Slur
People say it when something seems typical of white people and shows white privilege
Compounds
The government building in Washington, D.C. where the US president lives and works
- Offensive
A person who thinks white people are better than other races and should control society
- Slur
An insulting word for poor white people, especially in the southern United States
- Offensive
The belief that white people are better than people of other races and should control society
- Specialized
A steady sound made of all tones that hides other sounds and helps people sleep
- Specialized
Tissue in the brain and spinal cord that carries messages between different brain areas
- US
A small whale like the beluga that is white as an adult and lives in very cold northern waters
- Slur
A very offensive racial insult for a white person that compares them to Black people
- Specialized
A small, very dense star that remains after a star uses its fuel and glows with leftover heat
A pale, silver-coloured metal that people make by mixing gold with other metals for jewellery
A light-colored spice that comes from ripe peppercorns with their skins removed and has a milder taste than black pepper
- Slur
A white man, often middle-aged or older, who feels very upset and bitter about social change
A North American deer with a white underside to its tail that it raises when scared
- Informal
An expensive thing that costs a lot to keep and is more trouble than it is worth
- Offensive
A person who wants white people to live apart from people of other races
- Archaic
A printed list of people's names and home phone numbers in alphabetical order
- Offensive
The idea that white people must rule and civilize non-white people
- Formal
A very formal men's evening dress code requiring a white bow tie and tailcoat
- US
A North American tree with pale green or silvery leaf undersides and hard brown wood used for furniture
A white person with British family background who follows Protestant Christianity and is often from a socially important group
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Etymology
White to describe something very hot and glowing comes from the idea of being extremely bright, from hwīt meaning 'bright'. So 'white-hot' means so hot it shines with a very pale, bright light.