| query | If someone goes w____, the skin on their face becomes very pale, for example because of fear, shock, anger, or illness.If someone goes white, the skin on their face becomes very pale, for example because of fear, shock, anger, or illness. Richard had gone very white, but he stood his ground. He turned white and began to stammer. His face was white with fury. |
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| word | white |
| full-definition | noun colour Something that is white is the colour of snow or milk. He had nice square white teeth. Issa's white beach hat gleamed in the harsh lights. He was dressed in white from head to toe. Her scarlet lipstick emphasized the whiteness of her teeth. The white of an egg is the transparent liquid that surrounds the yellow part called the yolk . The white of someone's eye is the white part that surrounds the coloured part called the iris . Whites are white clothes that you wear for playing some sports, for example tennis or cricket . There was a Frenchman sitting at the next table, immaculate in tennis whites. adjective A White person has a pale skin and belongs to a race which is of European origin. Working with White people hasn't been a problem for me or for them. He was White, with brown shoulder-length hair and a moustache. ...a building that once housed a school fror Whites. If someone goes white, the skin on their face becomes very pale, for example because of fear, shock, anger, or illness. Richard had gone very white, but he stood his ground. He turned white and began to stammer. His face was white with fury. White wine is pale yellow in colour. Gregory poured another glass of white wine and went back to his bedroom. I bought a bottle of Californian white. White coffee has had milk or cream added to it. Wayne has a large white coffee in front of him. White blood cells are the cells in your blood which your body uses to fight infection. People who believe in white magic believe it is possible to use magic to do good things. ...practitioners of white magic. They claim to be white witches. |
| inflections | whiterwhitestwhiteswhiteness |
| cefr-level | A1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1
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