Whitney

[ hwit-nee, wit- ]

/ ˈʰwɪt ni, ˈwɪt- /

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noun

Eli, 1765–1825, U.S. manufacturer and inventor.

John Hay, 1904–82, U.S. diplomat and newspaper publisher.

Josiah Dwight, 1819–96, U.S. geologist.

William Dwight, 1827–94, U.S. philologist and lexicographer (brother of Josiah Dwight).

Mount, a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada. 14,495 feet (4,418 meters).

a male given name.

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Words nearby Whitney

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How to use Whitney in a sentence

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.
How Whitney Wolfe Herd Turned a Vision of a Better Internet Into a Billion-Dollar Brand|Charlotte Alter/Austin|March 19, 2021|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.
Two Homeless Men Lost County-Funded Hotel Rooms Following Hospital Stays|Lisa Halverstadt|March 4, 2021|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.
Two Homeless Men Lost County-Funded Hotel Rooms Following Hospital Stays|Lisa Halverstadt|March 4, 2021|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.
Two Homeless Men Lost County-Funded Hotel Rooms Following Hospital Stays|Lisa Halverstadt|March 4, 2021|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.
Two Homeless Men Lost County-Funded Hotel Rooms Following Hospital Stays|Lisa Halverstadt|March 4, 2021|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.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It felt like that kind of moment, with Whitney trying to smooth things over.
Inside the Lifetime Whitney Houston Movie’s Lesbian Lover Storyline|Kevin Fallon|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And then watch Whitney when it airs on Lifetime on January 17.
Inside the Lifetime Whitney Houston Movie’s Lesbian Lover Storyline|Kevin Fallon|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Before Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston was in a rumored relationship with friend Robyn Crawford.
Inside the Lifetime Whitney Houston Movie’s Lesbian Lover Storyline|Kevin Fallon|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What was your favorite Robyn and Whitney scene from the movie?
Inside the Lifetime Whitney Houston Movie’s Lesbian Lover Storyline|Kevin Fallon|December 16, 2014|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.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
Where a Professor Whitney may succeed in spite of untoward circumstances, a dozen will probably fail because of circumstances.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
"I think you had better come down, Whitney," Mr. Barker said.
A Final Reckoning|G. A. Henty
The leader of the band—I suppose you have not seen him, Captain Whitney?
A Final Reckoning|G. A. Henty
One morning in the spring, the squire looked in at Mrs. Whitney's shop.
A Final Reckoning|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for Whitney (1 of 2)

Whitney¹

/ (ˈwɪtnɪ) /

noun

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)

British Dictionary definitions for Whitney (2 of 2)

Whitney²

/ (ˈwɪtnɪ) /

noun

Eli. 1765–1825, US inventor of a mechanical cotton gin (1793) and pioneer manufacturer of interchangeable parts

William Dwight. 1827–94, US philologist, noted esp for his Sanskrit Grammar (1879)

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