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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.OrganizationMay 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
White TrashnounMWE(slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverishedverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Trumpet LilynounMWEtall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the springverifiedMay 18, 2026
White TurnipnounMWEwidely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow rootverifiedMay 18, 2026
White VioletnounMWEtall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple streaksverifiedMay 18, 2026
White VitriolnounMWEa colorless water-soluble powderverifiedMay 18, 2026
White WalnutnounMWENorth American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nutsverifiedMay 18, 2026
White WaternounMWEfrothy water, usually describing rapids or waterfallsverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Wax TreenounMWEerect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect paniclesverifiedMay 18, 2026
White WhalenounMWEsmall northern whale that is white when adultverifiedMay 18, 2026
White WillownounMWElarge willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey barkverifiedMay 18, 2026
White WinenounMWEpale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentationverifiedMay 18, 2026
White WolfnounMWEwolf of Arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tailverifiedMay 18, 2026
White WomannounMWEa woman who is WhiteverifiedMay 18, 2026
White Wood AsternounMWErhizomatous perennial wood aster of eastern North America with white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White YamnounMWEgrown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white fleshverifiedMay 18, 2026
White ZinnianounMWEsubshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves and flower heads with white raysverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Alder FamilynounMWEcoextensive with the genus ClethraverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Bellied SwallownounMWEbluish-green-and-white North American swallowverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Berry YewnounMWEyew of southeastern China, differing from the Old World yew in having white berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Chinned PetrelnounMWElarge black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chinverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Coat HypertensionnounMWEtemporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's officeverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Crowned SparrownounMWEfinch with black-and-white striped crownverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Footed MousenounMWEAmerican woodland mouse with white feet and underpartsverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Headed StiltnounMWEstilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neckverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Heart HickorynounMWEsmooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nutverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Leaved RockrosenounMWEcompact white pubescent shrub of southwestern Europe having pink flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Lipped PeccarynounMWEblackish peccary with whitish cheeksverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Man's FootnounMWEcommon European perennial naturalized worldwideverifiedMay 18, 2026
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 externallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Rayed Mule's EarsnounMWEherb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing solitary flower heads with white or pale cream-colored raysverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Rumped ShrikenounMWEa butcherbird of western North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Stemmed FilareenounMWElow annual European herb naturalized in AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Tailed DeernounMWEcommon North American deerverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Tailed JackrabbitnounMWElargest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Tailed KitenounMWEgrey-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Tailed Sea EaglenounMWEbulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tailverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Throated SparrownounMWEcommon North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crownverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Tipped SharknounMWElarge deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal finverifiedMay 18, 2026
White-Topped AsternounMWEherb having corymbose white-rayed flowers with scaly bracts and silky indehiscent fruitsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitebaitnounminnows or other small fresh- or saltwater fish (especially herring)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitebark PinenounMWEsmall pine of western North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitebarked PinenounMWEsmall pine of western North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitecapnouna wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears whiteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitecupnounprostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or roseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whited SepulchernounMWEa person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuousverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whited SepulchrenounMWEa person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuousverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitefacenounhardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whiteflynounminute insect that feeds on plant juicesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whiteheadnouna small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous glandverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitelashnounbacklash by white racists against black civil rights advancesverifiedMay 18, 2026
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.DataMay 12, 2026
Whitenernounan agent that makes things white or colorlessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitenessnounthe quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Whiteningnounchanging to a lighter colorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitetail Antelope SquirrelnounMWEsmall ground squirrel of western United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitetail DeernounMWEcommon North American deerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitetail JackrabbitnounMWElargest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitetail Prairie DognounMWEtail is white tippedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitethornnounthorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitethroatnouncommon North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crownverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitetip SharknounMWEsmooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal finsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitewoodnounlight easily worked wood of a tulip treeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whiteynoun(slang) offensive names for a White manverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitingnounflesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitlavianoundesert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitlownouna purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nailverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitlow GrassnounMWEannual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsulesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whitlowwortnounany of various low-growing tufted plants of the genus Paronychia having tiny greenish flowers and usually whorled leavesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whittlernounsomeone who whittles, usually as an idle pastimeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Whiz-Kidnounsomeone whose career progresses rapidlyverifiedMay 18, 2026