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whit·ing1       [hwahy-ting, wahy-] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural (especially collectively) -ing, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -ings.
1.a slender food fish of the genus Menticirrhus, of the croaker family, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast of North America.
2.the hake, Merluccius bilinearis.
3.any of several European fishes of the cod family, esp. Merlangus merlangus.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME, perh. alter. of OE hwītling kind of fish; cf. MD witinc, of which the E may be a trans.]
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whit·ing2       [hwahy-ting, wahy-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
pure-white chalk (calcium carbonate) that has been ground and washed, used in making putty, whitewash, silver polish, etc.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME; cf. OE hwīting-, in hwītingmelu; see meal2. See white, -ing1]
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white       [hwahyt, wahyt] Pronunciation Key adjective, whit·er, whit·est, noun, verb, whit·ed, whit·ing.
–adjective
1.of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
2.light or comparatively light in color.
3.(of human beings) marked by slight pigmentation of the skin, as of many Caucasoids.
4.for, limited to, or predominantly made up of persons whose racial heritage is Caucasian: a white club; a white neighborhood.
5.pallid or pale, as from fear or other strong emotion: white with rage.
6.silvery, gray, or hoary: white hair.
7.snowy: a white Christmas.
8.lacking color; transparent.
9.(politically) ultraconservative.
10.blank, as an unoccupied space in printed matter: Fill in the white space below.
11.Armor. composed entirely of polished steel plates without fabric or other covering; alwite.
12.wearing white clothing: a white monk.
13.Slang. decent, honorable, or dependable: That's very white of you.
14.auspicious or fortunate.
15.morally pure; innocent.
16.without malice; harmless: white magic.
17.(of wines) light-colored or yellowish, as opposed to red.
18.British. (of coffee) containing milk.
–noun
19.a color without hue at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to black. A white surface reflects light of all hues completely and diffusely. Most so-called whites are very light grays: fresh snow, for example, reflects about 80 percent of the incident light, but to be strictly white, snow would have to reflect 100 percent of the incident light. It is the ultimate limit of a series of shades of any color.
20.a hue completely desaturated by admixture with white, the highest value possible.
21.quality or state of being white.
22.lightness of skin pigment.
23.a person whose racial heritage is Caucasian.
24.a white material or substance.
25.the white part of something.
26.Biology. a pellucid viscous fluid that surrounds the yolk of an egg; albumen.
27.the white part of the eyeball: He has a speck in the white of his eye.
28.whites,
a.white or nearly white clothing.
b.top-grade white flour.
29.white wine: Graves is a good white.
30.a type or breed that is white in color.
31.Usually, whites. a blank space in printing.
32.(initial capital letter) a hog of any of several breeds having a white coat, as a Chester White.
33.Entomology. any of several white-winged butterflies of the family Pieridae, as the common cabbage butterflies.
34.white fabric.
35.Archery.
a.the outermost ring of the butt.
b.an arrow that hits this portion of the butt.
c.the central part of the butt or target, formerly painted white but now painted gold or yellow.
d.Archaic. a target painted white.
36.Chess, Checkers. the men or pieces that are light-colored.
37.(often initial capital letter) a member of a royalist, conservative, or reactionary political party.
–verb (used with object)
38.Printing.
a.to make white by leaving blank spaces (often fol. by out).
b.to whiten (areas of artwork) in retouching preparatory to photoengraving (often fol. by out).
39.Archaic. to make white; whiten.
—Verb phrase
40.white out,
a.to cover (errors in copy) with a white correction fluid.
b.to censor, as by obliterating words or passages with white ink.
—Idioms
41.bleed white, Informal. to be or cause to be deprived of all one's resources: Dishonesty is bleeding the union white.
42.in the white, in an unfinished state or condition, as furniture wood that has not been stained or varnished.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME whit(e), OE hwīt; c. G weiss, ON hvītr, Goth hweits; akin to wheat]
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white       (hwīt, wīt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The achromatic color of maximum lightness; the color of objects that reflect nearly all light of all visible wavelengths; the complement or antagonist of black, the other extreme of the neutral gray series. Although typically a response to maximum stimulation of the retina, the perception of white appears always to depend on contrast.
  2. The white or nearly white part, as:
    1. The albumen of an egg.
    2. The white part of an eyeball.
    3. A blank unprinted area, as of an advertisement.
    4. whites White trousers or a white outfit of a special nature: tennis whites.
    5. whites The white dress uniform of the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard.
    6. A white wine.
    7. A white pigment.
    8. A white breed, species, or variety of animal.
    9. also White A member of a racial group of people having light skin coloration, especially one of European origin. See Usage Note at black.
    10. Products of a white color, such as flour, salt, and sugar. Often used in the plural.
    11. The white or light-colored pieces, as in chess.
    12. The player using these pieces.
    13. The outermost ring of an archery target.
    14. A hit in this ring.
  3. One that is white or nearly white, as:
    1. whites White trousers or a white outfit of a special nature: tennis whites.
    2. whites The white dress uniform of the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard.
    3. A white wine.
    4. A white pigment.
    5. A white breed, species, or variety of animal.
    6. also White A member of a racial group of people having light skin coloration, especially one of European origin. See Usage Note at black.
    7. Products of a white color, such as flour, salt, and sugar. Often used in the plural.
    8. The white or light-colored pieces, as in chess.
    9. The player using these pieces.
    10. The outermost ring of an archery target.
    11. A hit in this ring.
  4. Games
    1. The white or light-colored pieces, as in chess.
    2. The player using these pieces.
    3. The outermost ring of an archery target.
    4. A hit in this ring.
    1. The outermost ring of an archery target.
    2. A hit in this ring.
  6. whites Pathology Leukorrhea.
  7. A politically ultraconservative or reactionary person.

adj.   whit·er, whit·est
  1. Being of the color white; devoid of hue, as new snow.
  2. Approaching the color white, as:
    1. Weakly colored; almost colorless; pale: white wine.
    2. Pale gray; silvery and lustrous: white hair.
    3. Bloodless; blanched.
    4. Incandescent: white flames.
    5. Intensely heated; impassioned: white with fury.
  3. Light or whitish in color or having light or whitish parts. Used with animal and plant names.
  4. also White Of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration, especially one of European origin: voting patterns within the white population.
  5. Not written or printed on; blank.
  6. Unsullied; pure.
  7. Habited in white: white nuns.
  8. Accompanied by or mantled with snow: a white Christmas.
    1. Incandescent: white flames.
    2. Intensely heated; impassioned: white with fury.
  10. Ultraconservative or reactionary.
  11. With milk added. Used of tea or coffee.

tr.v.   whit·ed, whit·ing, whites
  1. Printing To create or leave blank spaces in (printed or illustrated matter). Often used with out.
  2. Archaic
    1. To whiten; whitewash.
    2. To blanch.


[Middle English, from Old English hwīt; see kweit- in Indo-European roots.]

white'ness n.
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whit·ing 1       (hwī'tĭng, wī'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A pure white grade of chalk that has been ground and washed for use in paints, ink, and putty.


[Middle English whityng, from whiten, to whiten, from white, white; see white.]

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whit·ing 2       (hwī'tĭng, wī'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. whiting or whit·ings
  1. A food fish (Merlangus merlangus) of European Atlantic waters, related to the cod.
  2. Any of several marine food fishes of the genera Menticirrhus and Merluccius, including the corbina and the silver hake, of North American coastal waters.


[Middle English whitynge, from Middle Dutch wijting; see kweit- in Indo-European roots.]

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whiting

noun
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 
5. found off Atlantic coast of North America [syn: silver hake] 
6. a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus 

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Whiting, IA (city, FIPS 85215) Location: 42.12638 N, 96.15074 W
Population (1990): 683 (272 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 51063

Whiting, IN (city, FIPS 84122) Location: 41.67817 N, 87.48670 W
Population (1990): 5155 (2318 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 3.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46394

Whiting, KS (city, FIPS 78100) Location: 39.58865 N, 95.61141 W
Population (1990): 213 (106 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 66552

Whiting, NJ Zip code(s): 08759

Whiting, WI (village, FIPS 86975) Location: 44.48902 N, 89.56191 W
Population (1990): 1838 (653 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)

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Whiting

Whit"ing\, n. [From White.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A common European food fish (Melangus vulgaris) of the Codfish family; -- called also fittin. (b) A North American fish (Merlucius vulgaris) allied to the preceding; -- called also silver hake. (c) Any one of several species of North American marine sci[ae]noid food fishes belonging to genus Menticirrhus, especially M. Americanus, found from Maryland to Brazil, and M. littoralis, common from Virginia to Texas; -- called also silver whiting, and surf whiting.

Note: Various other fishes are locally called whiting, as the kingfish (a), the sailor's choice (b), the Pacific tomcod, and certain species of lake whitefishes.

2. Chalk prepared in an impalpable powder by pulverizing and repeated washing, used as a pigment, as an ingredient in putty, for cleaning silver, etc.

Whiting pollack. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Pollack.

Whiting pout (Zo["o]l.), the bib, 2.

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