Glossary · Nouns · W
L1 — paginated flat list. Pick a POS, pick a letter.
TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
White SeparatismnounMWEa social system in which white people live separately from members of other racesverified
White SeparatistnounMWEsomeone who advocates a society in which white people live separately from members of other racesverified
White Silk-Cotton TreenounMWEmassive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky flossverified
White Spanish BroomnounMWElow European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowersverified
White SprucenounMWEmedium-sized spruce of northeastern North America having short blue-green leaves and slender conesverified
White SturgeonnounMWEfood and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North Americaverified
White SupremacynounMWEthe prejudice that members of the white race are superior to members of other racesverified
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.Organization
White ThistlenounMWEany plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and podsverified
White TitinounMWEshrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazilverified
White Trumpet LilynounMWEtall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the springverified
White TurnipnounMWEwidely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow rootverified
White VioletnounMWEtall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple streaksverified
White Wax TreenounMWEerect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect paniclesverified
White WillownounMWElarge willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey barkverified
White WinenounMWEpale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentationverified
White Wood AsternounMWErhizomatous perennial wood aster of eastern North America with white flowersverified
White YamnounMWEgrown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white fleshverified
White ZinnianounMWEsubshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves and flower heads with white raysverified
White-Berry YewnounMWEyew of southeastern China, differing from the Old World yew in having white berriesverified
White-Chinned PetrelnounMWElarge black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chinverified
White-Headed StiltnounMWEstilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neckverified
White-Heart HickorynounMWEsmooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nutverified
White-Leaved RockrosenounMWEcompact white pubescent shrub of southwestern Europe having pink flowersverified
White-Pine 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 externallyverified
White-Rayed Mule's EarsnounMWEherb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing solitary flower heads with white or pale cream-colored raysverified
White-Tailed JackrabbitnounMWElargest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United Statesverified
White-Throated SparrownounMWEcommon North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crownverified
White-Topped AsternounMWEherb having corymbose white-rayed flowers with scaly bracts and silky indehiscent fruitsverified
Whitecupnounprostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or roseverified
whitelistnounA list of discrete entities, such as hosts or applications that are known to be benign and are approved for use within an organization and/or information system.Data
Whitenessnounthe quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)verified
Whitetail JackrabbitnounMWElargest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United Statesverified
Whitethornnounthorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berriesverified
Whitethroatnouncommon North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crownverified
Whitetip SharknounMWEsmooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal finsverified
Whitingnounflesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North Americaverified
Whitlavianoundesert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemesverified
Whitlownouna purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nailverified
Whitlow GrassnounMWEannual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsulesverified
Whitlowwortnounany of various low-growing tufted plants of the genus Paronychia having tiny greenish flowers and usually whorled leavesverified