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white

2 noun
     
Related topics: Colours, Food, Human, Nationality and Race
white2 S3
1

colour

[uncountable]CC the colour of milk, salt, and snow
2

people

[countable] also WhiteSAN someone who belongs to the race of people with pale skin [↪ black]:
The mayor is very popular among whites.
3

wine

[uncountable and countable] wine that is pale yellow in colour:
a nice bottle of white
California has some of the finest whites in the world.
4

eye

[countable + of]HBH the white part of your eye
white
5

egg

[uncountable and countable]DF the part of an egg that surrounds the yolk (=yellow part) and becomes white when cooked
6

whites

[plural]
a) DCC white clothes, sheets etc, which are separated from dark colours when they are washed
b) DCCDS white clothes that are worn for some sports, such as tennis
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