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White FoxnounMWEthickly-furred fox of Arctic regionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Fringed OrchidnounMWEbog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Fringed OrchisnounMWEbog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White FritillarynounMWECalifornia herb with white conic or bell-shaped flowers usually tinged with greenverifiedMay 18, 2026
White FungusnounMWEa fungus that attacks living fish and tadpoles and spawn causing white fungus disease: a coating of white hyphae on especially peripheral parts (as fins)verifiedMay 18, 2026
White Globe LilynounMWEglobe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White GoldnounMWEa pale alloy of gold usually with platinum or nickel or palladiumverifiedMay 18, 2026
White GoodsnounMWElarge electrical home appliances, such as refrigerators or washing machines, that are typically finished in white enamelverifiedMay 18, 2026
White HeatnounMWEthe hotness of something heated until it turns whiteverifiedMay 18, 2026
White HeathernounMWEheath of mountains of western United States having bell-shaped white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White HelleborenounMWENorth American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemesverifiedMay 18, 2026
White HoneysucklenounMWEshrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckleverifiedMay 18, 2026
White HopenounMWEsomeone (or something) expected to achieve great success in a given fieldverifiedMay 18, 2026
White HorehoundnounMWEEuropean aromatic herb with hairy leaves and numerous white flowers in axillary cymesverifiedMay 18, 2026
White HorsenounMWEa wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears whiteverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Horse NettlenounMWEweedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White KnightnounMWEa company that is a friendly acquirer in a takeoververifiedMay 18, 2026
White LeadnounMWEa poisonous white pigment that contains leadverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Lead OrenounMWEa mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of leadverifiedMay 18, 2026
White LeathernounMWEa leather that has been treated with alum and/or saltverifiedMay 18, 2026
White LegnounMWEpainful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirthverifiedMay 18, 2026
White LettucenounMWEherb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White LienounMWEan unimportant lie, especially one told to be tactful or politeverifiedMay 18, 2026
White LilynounMWElily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White LinenounMWEa white stripe in the middle of a road to mark traffic lanesverifiedMay 18, 2026
White LotusnounMWEwhite Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern AfricaverifiedMay 18, 2026
White LungnounMWEacute lung injury characterized by coughing and ralesverifiedMay 18, 2026
White LupinenounMWEwhite-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion controlverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MaddernounMWEEurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MagicnounMWEmagic used only for good purposesverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MairenounMWEsmall New Zealand tree having red pulpy one-seeded fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MalleenounMWEsmall shrubby malleeverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MallownounMWEEuropean perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MannounMWEa man who is WhiteverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Man's BurdennounMWEthe supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjectsverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MangrovenounMWEshrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MarlinnounMWEsmall marlin (to 180 pounds) of western AtlanticverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MatsutakenounMWEa large white mushroom that develops brown stains as it agesverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MatternounMWEwhitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheathsverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MeatnounMWEmeat carved from the breast of a fowlverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MelilotnounMWEbiennial plantverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MetalnounMWEan alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MilkweednounMWEtall herb with leafless white waxy stems and whitish starlike flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Mountain AshnounMWElarge tree with dark compact bark on lower trunk but smooth and white aboveverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MulberrynounMWEAsiatic mulberry with white to pale red fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MulleinnounMWEdensely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MulletnounMWEsilvery mullet of Atlantic and Pacific coastsverifiedMay 18, 2026
White MustardnounMWEEurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seedsverifiedMay 18, 2026
White NoisenounMWEa noise produced by a stimulus containing all of the audible frequencies of vibrationverifiedMay 18, 2026
White OaknounMWEany of numerous Old World and American oaks having 6 to 8 stamens in each floret, acorns that mature in one year and leaf veins that never extend beyond the margin of the leafverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Onion SaucenounMWEveloute sauce with sauteed chopped onions and whipping creamverifiedMay 18, 2026
White PagesnounMWEa telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on white paper) where the names of people are listed alphabetically along with their telephone numbersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White PapernounMWEa government reportverifiedMay 18, 2026
White PelicannounMWElarge American pelicanverifiedMay 18, 2026
White PeppernounMWEclimber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripeverifiedMay 18, 2026
White PerchnounMWEsmall silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streamsverifiedMay 18, 2026
White PinenounMWEany of several five-needled pines with white wood and smooth usually light grey bark when youngverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Pine Blister RustnounMWEany of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
White PlaguenounMWEinvolving the lungs with progressive wasting of the bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026
White PopinacnounMWElow scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened podsverifiedMay 18, 2026
White PoplarnounMWEa poplar that is widely cultivated in the United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
White PotatonounMWEannual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Potato VinenounMWEannual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White PoxnounMWEa mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virusverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Prairie AsternounMWEperennial of western North America having white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White RhinocerosnounMWElarge light-grey African rhinoceros having two hornsverifiedMay 18, 2026
White RicenounMWEhaving husk or outer brown layers removedverifiedMay 18, 2026
White RocketnounMWEfrom Mediterranean regionverifiedMay 18, 2026
White RoomnounMWEa room that is virtually free of dust or bacteriaverifiedMay 18, 2026
White RustnounMWEfungus causing a disease characterized by a white powdery mass of conidiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SagenounMWEperennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SalenounMWEa sale of household linensverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SaniclenounMWEAmerican herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower headsverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SaucenounMWEmilk thickened with a butter and flour rouxverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SeabassnounMWEa species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualitiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SeparatismnounMWEa social system in which white people live separately from members of other racesverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SeparatistnounMWEsomeone who advocates a society in which white people live separately from members of other racesverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SharknounMWElarge aggressive shark widespread in warm seasverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SheepnounMWElarge white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and AlaskaverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Silk-Cotton TreenounMWEmassive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky flossverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SlavenounMWEa woman sold into prostitutionverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SlavernounMWEa person who forces women to become prostitutesverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Slime MushroomnounMWEa type of slime mushroomverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SnakerootnounMWEAmerican herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower headsverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SnapdragonnounMWECalifornia plant with slender racemes of white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Spanish BroomnounMWElow European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SprucenounMWEmedium-sized spruce of northeastern North America having short blue-green leaves and slender conesverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SquirenounMWEa white knight that buys less than a majority interestverifiedMay 18, 2026
White StorknounMWEthe common stork of EuropeverifiedMay 18, 2026
White StringybarknounMWEstringybark having white woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SturgeonnounMWEfood and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SupremacistnounMWEa person who believes that the white race is or should be supremeverifiedMay 18, 2026
White SupremacynounMWEthe prejudice that members of the white race are superior to members of other racesverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Sweet ClovernounMWEbiennial plantverifiedMay 18, 2026
White TailnounMWEcommon North American deerverifiedMay 18, 2026
White TeamnounMWE1. The group responsible for refereeing an engagement between a Red Team of mock attackers and a Blue Team of actual defenders of their enterprise’s use of information systems. In an exercise, the White Team acts as the judges, enforces the rules of the exercise, observes the exercise, scores teams, resolves any problems that may arise, handles all requests for information or questions, and ensures that the competition runs fairly and does not cause operational problems for the defender's mission. The White Team helps to establish the rules of engagement, the metrics for assessing results and the procedures for providing operational security for the engagement. The White Team normally has responsibility for deriving lessons-learned, conducting the post engagement assessment, and promulgating results. 2. Can also refer to a small group of people who have prior knowledge of unannounced Red Team activities. The White Team acts as observers during the Red Team activity and ensures the scope of testing does not exceed a predefined threshold.verifiedMay 9, 2026
White ThistlenounMWEany plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and podsverifiedMay 18, 2026
White TienounMWEbow tie worn as part of a man's formal evening dressverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Tie and TailsnounMWEformalwear consisting of full evening dress for menverifiedMay 18, 2026
White TitinounMWEshrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and BrazilverifiedMay 18, 2026