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Definition of WHITING

noun : WHITING

Source: WordNet 3.1

  • 1. (

    ) flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe ;

  • 2. (

    ) flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America ;

  • 3. (

    ) a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish ;

  • 4. (

    ) any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters ;

verb : WHITING

Source: WordNet 3.1

Adjective : WHITING

Source: WordNet 3.1

  • 1. (

    ) being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light; "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress" ;

  • 2. (

    ) of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration; "voting patterns within the white population" ;

  • 3. (

    ) free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied; "in shining white armor" ;

  • 4. (

    ) marked by the presence of snow; "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter" ;

  • 5. (

    ) restricted to whites only; "under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"; "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization" ;

  • 6. (

    ) glowing white with heat; "white flames"; "a white-hot center of the fire" ;

  • 7. (

    ) benevolent; without malicious intent; "that's white of you" ;

  • 8. (

    ) (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins" ;

  • 9. (

    ) (of coffee) having cream or milk added ;

  • 11. (

    ) anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage" ;

  • 12. (

    ) of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets; "white nights" ;


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