Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter W - Page 27

Whitebelly (n.) The American widgeon, or baldpate.

Whitebelly (n.) The prairie chicken.

Whitebill (n.) The American coot.

White-blaze (n.) See White-face.

Whiteblow (n.) Same as Whitlow grass, under Whitlow.

Whiteboy (n.) A favorite.

Whiteboy (a.) One of an association of poor Roman catholics which arose in Ireland about 1760, ostensibly to resist the collection of tithes, the members of which were so called from the white shirts they wore in their nocturnal raids.

Whiteboyism (n.) The conduct or principle of the Whiteboys.

Whitecap (n.) The European redstart; -- so called from its white forehead.

Whitecap (n.) The whitethroat; -- so called from its gray head.

Whitecap (n.) The European tree sparrow.

Whitecap (n.) A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the wind is freshening.

Whitecoat (n.) The skin of a newborn seal; also, the seal itself.

White-ear (n.) The wheatear.

White-eye (n.) Any one of several species of small Old World singing of the genus Zosterops, as Zosterops palpebrosus of India, and Z. c/rulescens of Australia. The eyes are encircled by a ring of white feathers, whence the name. Called also bush creeper, and white-eyed tit.

White-face (n.) A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose; -- called also white-blaze.

Whitefish (n.) Any one of several species of Coregonus, a genus of excellent food fishes allied to the salmons. They inhabit the lakes of the colder parts of North America, Asia, and Europe. The largest and most important American species (C. clupeiformis) is abundant in the Great Lakes, and in other lakes farther north. Called also lake whitefish, and Oswego bass.

Whitefish (n.) The menhaden.

Whitefish (n.) The beluga, or white whale.

Whiteflaw (n.) A whitlow.

White-foot (n.) A white mark on the foot of a horse, between the fetlock and the coffin.

White friar () A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the white cloaks worn by the order. See Carmelite.

White-fronted (a.) Having a white front; as, the white-fronted lemur.

Whitehead (n.) The blue-winged snow goose.

Whitehead (n.) The surf scoter.

White-heart (n.) A somewhat heart-shaped cherry with a whitish skin.

White-hot (a.) White with heat; heated to whiteness, or incandescence.

White-limed (a.) Whitewashed or plastered with lime.

White-livered (a.) Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous; dastardly.

Whitely (a.) Like, or coming near to, white.

Whitened (imp. & p. p.) of Whiten

Whitening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whiten

Whiten (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.

Whiten (v. t.) To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth.

Whitener (n.) One who, or that which, whitens; a bleacher; a blancher; a whitewasher.

Whiteness (n.) The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.

Whiteness (n.) Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc.

Whiteness (n.) Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.

Whiteness (n.) Nakedness.

Whiteness (n.) A flock of swans.

Whitening (n.) The act or process of making or becoming white.

Whitening (n.) That which is used to render white; whiting.

White-pot (n.) A kind of food made of milk or cream, eggs, sugar, bread, etc., baked in a pot.

Whiterump (n.) The American black-tailed godwit.

Whites (n. pl.) Leucorrh/a.

Whites (n. pl.) The finest flour made from white wheat.

Whites (n. pl.) Cloth or garments of a plain white color.

Whiteside (n.) The golden-eye.

Whitesmith (n.) One who works in tinned or galvanized iron, or white iron; a tinsmith.

Whitesmith (n.) A worker in iron who finishes or polishes the work, in distinction from one who forges it.

Whitester (n.) A bleacher of linen; a whitener; a whitster.

Whitetail (n.) The Virginia deer.

Whitetail (n.) The wheatear.

Whitethorn (n.) The hawthorn.

Whitethroat (n.) Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the common European species (Sylvia cinerea), called also strawsmear, nettlebird, muff, and whitecap, the garden whitethroat, or golden warbler (S. hortensis), and the lesser whitethroat (S. curruca).

Whitetop (n.) Fiorin.

Whitewall (n.) The spotted flycatcher; -- so called from the white color of the under parts.

Whitewash (n.) Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair.

Whitewash (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.

Whitewashed (imp. & p. p.) of Whitewash

Whitewashing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whitewash

Whitewash (v. t.) To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash.

Whitewash (v. t.) To make white; to give a fair external appearance to; to clear from imputations or disgrace; hence, to clear (a bankrupt) from obligation to pay debts.

Whitewasher (n.) One who whitewashes.

White-water (n.) A dangerous disease of sheep.

Whiteweed (n.) A perennial composite herb (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum) with conspicuous white rays and a yellow disk, a common weed in grass lands and pastures; -- called also oxeye daisy.

Whitewing (n.) The chaffinch; -- so called from the white bands on the wing.

Whitewing (n.) The velvet duck.

Whitewood (n.) The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree (Liriodendron). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage building, etc.

Whitewort (n.) Wild camomile.

Whitewort (n.) A kind of Solomon's seal (Polygonum officinale).

Whitflaw (n.) Whitlow.

Whither (adv.) To what place; -- used interrogatively; as, whither goest thou?

Whither (adv.) To what or which place; -- used relatively.

Whither (adv.) To what point, degree, end, conclusion, or design; whereunto; whereto; -- used in a sense not physical.

Whithersoever (adv.) To whatever place; to what place soever; wheresoever; as, I will go whithersoever you lead.

Whitherward (adv.) In what direction; toward what or which place.

Whitile (v.) The yaffle.

Whiting (n.) A common European food fish (Melangus vulgaris) of the Codfish family; -- called also fittin.

Whiting (n.) A North American fish (Merlucius vulgaris) allied to the preceding; -- called also silver hake.

Whiting (n.) Any one of several species of North American marine sciaenoid food fishes belonging to genus Menticirrhus, especially M. Americanus, found from Maryland to Brazil, and M. littoralis, common from Virginia to Texas; -- called also silver whiting, and surf whiting.

Whiting (n.) Chalk prepared in an impalpable powder by pulverizing and repeated washing, used as a pigment, as an ingredient in putty, for cleaning silver, etc.

Whiting-mop (n.) A young whiting.

Whiting-mop (n.) A fair lass.

Whitish (a.) Somewhat white; approaching white; white in a moderate degree.

Whitish (a.) Covered with an opaque white powder.

Whitishness (n.) The quality or state of being whitish or somewhat white.

Whitleather (n.) Leather dressed or tawed with alum, salt, etc., remarkable for its pliability and toughness; white leather.

Whitleather (n.) The paxwax. See Paxwax.

Whitling (n.) A young full trout during its second season.

Whitlow (a.) An inflammation of the fingers or toes, generally of the last phalanx, terminating usually in suppuration. The inflammation may occupy any seat between the skin and the bone, but is usually applied to a felon or inflammation of the periosteal structures of the bone.

Whitlow (a.) An inflammatory disease of the feet. It occurs round the hoof, where an acrid matter is collected.

Whitlow-wort (n.) Same as Whitlow grass, under Whitlow.

Whitmonday (n.) The day following Whitsunday; -- called also Whitsun Monday.

Whitneyite (n.) an arsenide of copper from Lake Superior.

Whitson (a.) See Whitsun.

Whitsour (n.) A sort of apple.

Whitster (n.) A whitener; a bleacher; a whitester.

Whitsun (a.) Of, pertaining to, or observed at, Whitsuntide; as, Whitsun week; Whitsun Tuesday; Whitsun pastorals.

Whitsunday (n.) The seventh Sunday, and the fiftieth day, after Easter; a festival of the church in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost; Pentecost; -- so called, it is said, because, in the primitive church, those who had been newly baptized appeared at church between Easter and Pentecost in white garments.

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