- having the colour of fresh snow or of milk
- a crisp white shirt
- a white dress
- a plant with beautiful white flowers
- The suspect was seen driving a white van.
- a spacious room with white walls and large windows
- a set of perfect white teeth
- His hair was as white as snow.
- The horse was almost pure white in colour.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dead
- pure
- bright
- …
- as white as a ghost
- as white as snow
- belonging to or connected with a group of people who have pale skin, especially people who come from or whose ancestors came from Europe
- white middle-class families
- She writes about her experiences as a black girl in a predominantly white city.
- He grew up in a mostly white neighbourhood.
- middle-aged white men in suits
- policies intended to appeal to white working-class voters
- (of the skin) pale because of emotion or illness
- white with something white with shock
- Zack's face turned white and his jaw dropped.
- She went white as a sheet when she heard the news.
- He looked red-eyed and white-faced, slightly fearful and anxious.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- go
- …
- extremely
- very
- rather
- …
- with
- as white as a sheet
- (British English) (of tea or coffee) with milk added
- Two white coffees, please.
- Do you take your coffee black or white?
Word Originlate Old English hwīt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wit and German weiss, also to wheat.
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