whites

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of white. Use it when you mean more than one white thing.

   Beat the whites until they form stiff peaks.

   The whites of his eyes were red after the long flight.

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2. 2
   nounplural

   Clothes and sheets that are white and washed together in one load.

   Wash the whites separately so they stay bright.

   She added bleach to the whites before starting the machine.

   Oppositecolors, darks

3. 3
   nounplural

   A matching set of white clothes worn as a uniform or outfit.

   The players changed into their whites before the match.

   She pressed her tennis whites for the tournament.

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4. 4
   nounplural

   The white clothes a cricket player wears during a match.

   He spilled tea on his whites before the game started.

   The team looked sharp in their fresh whites.

   Similarflannels

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5. 5
   nounplural

   The white jacket and clothes that a cook wears in a kitchen.

   The chef put on his whites before the dinner rush.

   Her whites were stained with sauce by the end of the shift.

6. 6
   nounUSplural

   A white uniform once worn by United States Marine Corps officers.

   The young officer wore his whites to the formal ball.

   His whites hung pressed and ready in the closet.

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7. 7
   verb

   The form of white used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

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8. 8
   nouncolloquialplural

   A common name for a whitish discharge from the vagina.

   The doctor asked whether she had noticed any whites.

   Many women get the whites at some point in their lives.

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