Whitney

[ hwit-nee, wit- ]

noun

1. Eli, 1765–1825, U.S. manufacturer and inventor.
2. John Hay, 1904–82, U.S. diplomat and newspaper publisher.
3. Josiah Dwight, 1819–96, U.S. geologist.
4. William Dwight, 1827–94, U.S. philologist and lexicographer (brother of Josiah Dwight).
5. Mount, a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada. 14,495 feet (4,418 meters).
6. a male given name.

Whitney

¹

/ ˈwɪtnɪ /

noun

1. WhitneyEli17651825MUSTECHNOLOGY: inventorBUSINESS: manufacturer Eli. 1765–1825, US inventor of a mechanical cotton gin (1793) and pioneer manufacturer of interchangeable parts
2. WhitneyWilliam Dwight18271894MUSLANGUAGE: philologist William Dwight. 1827–94, US philologist, noted esp for his Sanskrit Grammar (1879)

Whitney

²

/ ˈwɪtnɪ /

noun

1. Mount Whitney
   Mount Whitney a mountain in E California: the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and in continental US (excluding Alaska). Height: 4418 m (14 495 ft)

Example Sentences

For Whitney, something that happened to her so early in her life that was really traumatizing has been the reason Bumble has been what it is today.

From Time

Homeless advocate Amie Zamudio, who has assisted both men, said she called Equus on the day Whitney was discharged to see if he could get transportation to return to his room.

From Voice of San Diego

Instead, Whitney said he was asked to sign discharge paperwork and then handed documents stating he would return to the streets of Pacific Beach and had “declined community resources,” topics that Whitney said he never discussed with hospital staff.

From Voice of San Diego

Instead, Whitney and Lumley said they learned from county contractor Equus Workforce Solutions that they had lost the rooms because they had left for more than 48 hours.

From Voice of San Diego

“The hotel room that’s there for me before I got sick because I was sick is now taken from me because I got sick,” Whitney said.

From Voice of San Diego

An F-35 was destroyed on takeoff earlier in the year when a design flaw in its Pratt & Whitney F135 engine sparked a fire.

From The Daily Beast

It felt like that kind of moment, with Whitney trying to smooth things over.

From The Daily Beast

And then watch Whitney when it airs on Lifetime on January 17.

From The Daily Beast

Before Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston was in a rumored relationship with friend Robyn Crawford.

From The Daily Beast

What was your favorite Robyn and Whitney scene from the movie?

From The Daily Beast

Whitney puts it thus: Philology deals with human speech and with all that speech discloses as to the nature and history of man.

From Project Gutenberg

Where a Professor Whitney may succeed in spite of untoward circumstances, a dozen will probably fail because of circumstances.

From Project Gutenberg

"I think you had better come down, Whitney," Mr. Barker said.

From Project Gutenberg

The leader of the band—I suppose you have not seen him, Captain Whitney?

From Project Gutenberg

One morning in the spring, the squire looked in at Mrs. Whitney's shop.

From Project Gutenberg