Idioms for white
bleed white, Informal.
to be or cause to be deprived of all one's resources: Dishonesty is bleeding the union white.
in the white,
in an unfinished state or condition, as furniture wood that has not been stained or varnished.
Origin of white
before 900; Middle English
whit(e), Old English
hwīt; cognate with German
weiss, Old Norse
hvītr, Gothic
hweits; akin to
wheat
OTHER WORDS FROM white
half-white, adjective un·white, adjectiveWords nearby white
Definition for white (2 of 2)
White
[ hwahyt, wahyt ]
/ ʰwaɪt, waɪt /
noun
Example sentences from the Web for white
British Dictionary definitions for white (1 of 3)
white
/ (waɪt) /
adjective
noun
verb
(usually foll by out)
to create or leave white spaces in (printed or other matter)
obsolete
to make or become white
Derived forms of white
whitely, adverb whiteness, noun whitish, adjectiveWord Origin for white
Old English
hwīt; related to Old Frisian
hwīt, Old Saxon
hwīt, Old Norse
hvītr, Gothic
hveits, Old High German
hwīz (German
weiss)
British Dictionary definitions for white (2 of 3)
White
1
/ (waɪt) /
noun
a person, esp one of European ancestry, from a human population having light pigmentation of the skin
adjective
denoting or relating to a White person or White people
British Dictionary definitions for white (3 of 3)
White
2
/ (waɪt) /
noun
Gilbert. 1720–93, English clergyman and naturalist, noted for his Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne (1789)
Jimmy. born 1962, English snooker player
Marco Pierre. born 1961, British chef and restaurateur
Patrick (Victor Martindale). 1912–90, Australian novelist: his works include Voss (1957), The Eye of the Storm (1973), and A Fringe of Leaves (1976): Nobel prize for literature 1973
T (erence) H (anbury). 1906–64, British novelist: author of the Arthurian sequence The Once and Future King (1939–58)
Willard (Wentworth) (ˈwɪlɑːd). born 1946, British operatic bass, born in Jamaica
Idioms and Phrases with white
white