white
- adjective
- /waɪt/
- UK
- I'll have a glass of white wine, please.
Examples
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The coffee was strange, too white and sweet, but it served the purpose.
Fiction book (1991) -
It's just like a thick white cream.
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Can I get a beer and a white wine?
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MAN 2: A white wine.
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Some white wine, if you have it.
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No, this is like white vanilla cream.
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Wendler never drinks more than an occasional glass of white wine, she and Friesen say.
Academic text (1993) -
I like my coffee with milk, so I always order it white.
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For breakfast, she usually drinks her tea white with a splash of cream.
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He prefers his cappuccino white instead of black, as he enjoys the creaminess.
Synonyms
A pale yellowish-white color like light butter
Having a pale yellowish-white color like fresh cream
A white color like fresh milk
A pale yellow-white color like fresh cream
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
- 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
- Archaic
A printed list of people's names and home phone numbers in alphabetical order
A North American deer with a white underside to its tail that it raises when scared
- Offensive
A person who wants white people to live apart from people of other races
- Formal
A very formal men's evening dress code requiring a white bow tie and tailcoat
A white person with British family background who follows Protestant Christianity and is often from a socially important group
- Informal
An expensive thing that costs a lot to keep and is more trouble than it is worth
- Slur
A white man, often middle-aged or older, who feels very upset and bitter about social change
How Milky
Surface Forms
Etymology
White for coffee or tea with milk comes from the color change that milk makes, using the same root hwīt meaning 'light'. That's why a 'white' drink is one made lighter by adding milk or cream.