- plural of white.
whites
Britishplural noun
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household linen or cotton goods, such as sheets
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white or off-white clothing, such as that worn for playing cricket
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an informal name for leucorrhoea
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He has the conventions of attractiveness, from his height to his pearly whites to the almost strategic amount of smile lines he has, but add them up and you somehow don’t leave with much.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
I frosted the cake with a Swiss meringue buttercream that required bringing egg whites and sugar together over a pot of simmering water and then whisking it into stiff peaks.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
I usually prepare the batter just before frying because it comes together so easily—you just whisk the flour with lukewarm water and the egg whites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Since 2018, the California Beach Shark Safety program at Cal State Long Beach has tagged great whites in local waters and shared their locations with lifeguards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
One barrier facing potential voters was the poll tax, a special tax required of all voters that many blacks and poor whites could not afford to pay.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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