[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tree \tree\ tr=e, n. oe. tree, tre, treo, as. tre'o,
   tre'ow, tree, wood; akin to ofries. tr=e, os. treo, trio,
   icel. tr=e, dan. trae, sw. traum, traumd, goth. triu,
   russ. drevo, w. derw an oak, ir. darag, darog, gr. dry^s a
   tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, skr. dru tree,
   wood, d=aru wood. root63, 241. cf. dryad, germander,
   tar, n., trough.
   1913 webster
   1. bot. any perennial woody plant of considerable size
      usually over twenty feet high and growing with a single
      trunk.
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   note: the kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,
         is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree,
         fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.
         1913 webster

   2. something constructed in the form of, or considered as
      resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and
      branches; as, a genealogical tree.
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   3. a piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;
      -- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,
      chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.
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   4. a cross or gallows; as tyburn tree.
      1913 webster

            jesus whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --acts
                                                  x. 39.
      1913 webster

   5. wood; timber. obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            in a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of
            silver but also of tree and of earth. --wyclif 2
                                                  tim. ii. 20.
      1913 webster

   6. chem. a mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent
      forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.
      see lead tree, under lead.
      1913 webster

   tree bear zool., the raccoon. local, u. s.

   tree beetle zool. any one of numerous species of beetles
      which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as the may
      beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the
      goldsmith beetle.

   tree bug zool., any one of numerous species of
      hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of,
      trees and shrubs. they belong to arma, pentatoma,
      rhaphigaster, and allied genera.

   tree cat zool., the common paradoxure paradoxurus
      musang.

   tree clover bot., a tall kind of melilot melilotus
      alba. see melilot.

   tree crab zool., the purse crab. see under purse.

   tree creeper zool., any one of numerous species of
      arboreal creepers belonging to certhia, climacteris,
      and allied genera. see creeper, 3.

   tree cricket zool., a nearly white arboreal american
      cricket ecanthus nivoeus which is noted for its loud
      stridulation; -- called also white cricket.

   tree crow zool., any one of several species of old world
      crows belonging to crypsirhina and allied genera,
      intermediate between the true crows and the jays. the tail
      is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.

   tree dove zool. any one of several species of east indian
      and asiatic doves belonging to macropygia and allied
      genera. they have long and broad tails, are chiefly
      arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.

   tree duck zool., any one of several species of ducks
      belonging to dendrocygna and allied genera. these ducks
      have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. they are
      arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical
      parts of america, africa, asia, and australia.

   tree fern bot., an arborescent fern having a straight
      trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even
      higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. most
      of the existing species are tropical.

   tree fish zool., a california market fish sebastichthys
      serriceps.

   tree frog. zool.
      a same as tree toad.
      b any one of numerous species of old world frogs
          belonging to chiromantis, rhacophorus, and allied
          genera of the family ranidae. their toes are
          furnished with suckers for adhesion. the flying frog
          see under flying is an example.

   tree goose zool., the bernicle goose.

   tree hopper zool., any one of numerous species of small
      leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on the
      branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by sucking
      the sap. many of them are very odd in shape, the prothorax
      being often prolonged upward or forward in the form of a
      spine or crest.

   tree jobber zool., a woodpecker. obs.

   tree kangaroo. zool. see kangaroo.

   tree lark zool., the tree pipit. prov. eng.

   tree lizard zool., any one of a group of old world
      arboreal lizards formerly grouped as the dendrosauria
      comprising the chameleons; also applied to various lizards
      belonging to the families agamidae or iguanidae,
      especially those of the genus urosaurus, such as the
      lined tree lizard urosaurus ornatus of the
      southwestern u.s.

   tree lobster. zool. same as tree crab, above.

   tree louse zool., any aphid; a plant louse.

   tree moss. bot.
      a any moss or lichen growing on trees.
      b any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.
          

   tree mouse zool., any one of several species of african
      mice of the subfamily dendromyinae. they have long claws
      and habitually live in trees.

   tree nymph, a wood nymph. see dryad.

   tree of a saddle, a saddle frame.

   tree of heaven bot., an ornamental tree ailantus
      glandulosus having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and
      greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.

   tree of life bot., a tree of the genus thuja; arbor
      vitae.

   tree onion bot., a species of garlic allium
      proliferum which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or
      among its flowers.

   tree oyster zool., a small american oyster ostrea
      folium which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree;
      -- called also raccoon oyster.

   tree pie zool., any species of asiatic birds of the genus
      dendrocitta. the tree pies are allied to the magpie.

   tree pigeon zool., any one of numerous species of
      longwinged arboreal pigeons native of asia, africa, and
      australia, and belonging to megaloprepia, carpophaga,
      and allied genera.

   tree pipit. zool. see under pipit.

   tree porcupine zool., any one of several species of
      central and south american arboreal porcupines belonging
      to the genera chaetomys and sphingurus. they have an
      elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on
      the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed
      with bristles. one south american species sphingurus
      villosus is called also couiy; another sphingurus
      prehensilis is called also coendou.

   tree rat zool., any one of several species of large
      ratlike west indian rodents belonging to the genera
      capromys and plagiodon. they are allied to the
      porcupines.

   tree serpent zool., a tree snake.

   tree shrike zool., a bush shrike.

   tree snake zool., any one of numerous species of snakes
      of the genus dendrophis. they live chiefly among the
      branches of trees, and are not venomous.

   tree sorrel bot., a kind of sorrel rumex lunaria
      which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears
      greenish flowers. it is found in the canary islands and
      tenerife.

   tree sparrow zool. any one of several species of small
      arboreal sparrows, especially the american tree sparrow
      spizella monticola, and the common european species
      passer montanus.

   tree swallow zool., any one of several species of
      swallows of the genus hylochelidon which lay their eggs
      in holes in dead trees. they inhabit australia and
      adjacent regions. called also martin in australia.

   tree swift zool., any one of several species of swifts of
      the genus dendrochelidon which inhabit the east indies
      and southern asia.

   tree tiger zool., a leopard.

   tree toad zool., any one of numerous species of
      amphibians belonging to hyla and allied genera of the
      family hylidae. they are related to the common frogs and
      toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into suckers
      by means of which they cling to the bark and leaves of
      trees. only one species hyla arborea is found in
      europe, but numerous species occur in america and
      australia. the common tree toad of the northern united
      states hyla versicolor is noted for the facility with
      which it changes its colors. called also tree frog. see
      also piping frog, under piping, and cricket frog,
      under cricket.

   tree warbler zool., any one of several species of
      arboreal warblers belonging to phylloscopus and allied
      genera.

   tree wool bot., a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of
      pine trees.
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see also:
dryad germander tar trough lead tree lead 
tree bear tree beetle tree bug arma pentatoma 
rhaphigaster tree cat paradoxurus musang tree clover melilotus alba 
melilot tree crab purse tree creeper certhia 
climacteris creeper tree cricket ecanthus nivoeus white cricket 
tree crow crypsirhina tree dove macropygia tree duck 
dendrocygna tree fern tree fish sebastichthys serriceps tree frog 
tree toad chiromantis rhacophorus ranidae flying 
tree goose tree hopper tree jobber tree kangaroo kangaroo 
tree lark tree lizard dendrosauria agamidae iguanidae 
urosaurus lined tree lizard urosaurus ornatus tree lobster tree louse 
tree moss tree mouse dendromyinae tree nymph tree of a saddle 
tree of heaven ailantus glandulosus tree of life tree onion allium proliferum 
tree oyster ostrea folium raccoon oyster tree pie dendrocitta 
tree pigeon megaloprepia carpophaga tree pipit pipit 
tree porcupine chaetomys sphingurus sphingurus villosus couiy 
sphingurus prehensilis coendou tree rat capromys plagiodon 
tree serpent tree shrike tree snake dendrophis tree sorrel 
rumex lunaria tree sparrow spizella monticola passer montanus tree swallow 
hylochelidon martin tree swift dendrochelidon tree tiger 
hyla hylidae hyla arborea hyla versicolor tree frog 
piping frog piping cricket frog cricket tree warbler 
phylloscopus tree wool 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

white \white\ hwimact, a. compar. whiter
   hwimact"~er; superl. whitest. oe. whit, as.
   hwimact; akin to ofries. and os. hwimact, d. wit, g.
   weiss, ohg. wimacz, hwimacz, icel. hvimactr, sw. hvit,
   dan. hvid, goth. hweits, lith. szveisti, to make bright,
   russ. sviet' light, skr. ,cv=eta white, ,cvit to be
   bright. root42. cf. wheat, whitsunday.
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   1. reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum
      combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or
      their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; --
      the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a
      white skin. "pearls white." --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            white as the whitest lily on a stream. --longfellow.
      1913 webster

   2. destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of
      blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear.
      1913 webster

            or whispering with white lips, "the foe
            they come they come"                --byron.
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   3. having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or
      from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.
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            white as thy fame, and as thy honor clear. --dryden.
      1913 webster

            no whiter page than addison's remains. --pope.
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   4. gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary.
      1913 webster

            your high engendered battles 'gainst a head
            so old and white as this.             --shak.
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   5. characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the
      like; fortunate; happy; favorable.
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            on the whole, however, the dominie reckoned this as
            one of the white days of his life.    --sir w.
                                                  scott.
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   6. regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.
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            come forth, my white spouse.          --chaucer.
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            i am his white boy, and will not be gullet. --ford.
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   note: white is used in many self-explaining compounds, as
         white-backed, white-bearded, white-footed.
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   white alder. bot. see sweet pepper bush, under
      pepper.

   white ant zool., any one of numerous species of social
      pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus termes. these
      insects are very abundant in tropical countries, and form
      large and complex communities consisting of numerous
      asexual workers of one or more kinds, of large-headed
      asexual individuals called soldiers, of one or more queens
      or fertile females often having the body enormously
      distended by the eggs, and, at certain seasons of numerous
      winged males, together with the larvae and pupae of each
      kind in various stages of development. many of the species
      construct large and complicated nests, sometimes in the
      form of domelike structures rising several feet above the
      ground and connected with extensive subterranean galleries
      and chambers. in their social habits they closely resemble
      the true ants. they feed upon animal and vegetable
      substances of various kinds, including timber, and are
      often very destructive to buildings and furniture.

   white arsenic chem., arsenious oxide, as2o3, a
      substance of a white color, and vitreous adamantine
      luster, having an astringent, sweetish taste. it is a
      deadly poison.

   white bass zool., a fresh-water north american bass
      roccus chrysops found in the great likes.

   white bear zool., the polar bear. see under polar.

   white blood cell. physiol. see leucocyte.

   white brand zool., the snow goose.

   white brass, a white alloy of copper; white copper.

   white campion. bot.
      a a kind of catchfly silene stellata with white
          flowers.
      b a white-flowered lychnis lychnis vespertina.

   white canon r. c. ch., a premonstratensian.

   white caps, the members of a secret organization in various
      of the united states, who attempt to drive away or reform
      obnoxious persons by lynch-law methods. they appear masked
      in white. their actions resembled those of the ku klux
      klan in some ways but they were not formally affiliated
      with the klan, and their victims were often not black.

   white cedar bot., an evergreen tree of north america
      thuja occidentalis, also the related cupressus
      thyoides, or chamaecyparis sphaeroidea, a slender
      evergreen conifer which grows in the so-called cedar
      swamps of the northern and atlantic states. both are much
      valued for their durable timber. in california the name is
      given to the libocedrus decurrens, the timber of which
      is also useful, though often subject to dry rot.
      --goodale. the white cedar of demerara, guiana, etc., is a
      lofty tree icica altissima syn. bursera altissima
      whose fragrant wood is used for canoes and cabinetwork, as
      it is not attacked by insect.

   white cell. physiol. see leucocyte.

   white cell-blood med., leucocythaemia.

   white clover bot., a species of small perennial clover
      bearing white flowers. it furnishes excellent food for
      cattle and horses, as well as for the honeybee. see also
      under clover.

   white copper, a whitish alloy of copper. see german
      silver, under german.

   white copperas min., a native hydrous sulphate of iron;
      coquimbite.

   white coral zool., an ornamental branched coral
      amphihelia oculata native of the mediterranean.

   white corpuscle. physiol. see leucocyte.

   white cricket zool., the tree cricket.

   white crop, a crop of grain which loses its green color, or
      becomes white, in ripening, as wheat, rye, barley, and
      oats, as distinguished from a green crop, or a root crop.
      

   white currant bot., a variety of the common red currant,
      having white berries.

   white daisy bot., the oxeye daisy. see under daisy.

   white damp, a kind of poisonous gas encountered in coal
      mines. --raymond.

   white elephant zool.,
      a a whitish, or albino, variety of the asiatic elephant.
      b see white elephant in the vocabulary.

   white elm bot., a majestic tree of north america ulmus
      americana, the timber of which is much used for hubs of
      wheels, and for other purposes.

   white ensign. see saint george's ensign, under saint.
      

   white feather, a mark or symbol of cowardice. see to show
      the white feather, under feather, n.

   white fir bot., a name given to several coniferous trees
      of the pacific states, as abies grandis, and abies
      concolor.

   white flesher zool., the ruffed grouse. see under
      ruffed. canada

   white frost. see hoarfrost.

   white game zool., the white ptarmigan.

   white garnet min., leucite.

   white grass bot., an american grass leersia virginica
      with greenish-white paleae.

   white grouse. zool.
      a the white ptarmigan.
      b the prairie chicken. local, u. s.

   white grub zool., the larva of the june bug and other
      allied species. these grubs eat the roots of grasses and
      other plants, and often do much damage.

   white hake zool., the squirrel hake. see under
      squirrel.

   white hawk, or white kite zool., the hen harrier.

   white heat, the temperature at which bodies become
      incandescent, and appear white from the bright light which
      they emit.

   white hellebore bot., a plant of the genus veratrum
      veratrum album see hellebore, 2.

   white herring, a fresh, or unsmoked, herring, as
      distinguished from a red, or cured, herring. r. --shak.

   white hoolet zool., the barn owl. prov. eng.

   white horses naut., white-topped waves; whitecaps.

   the white house. see under house.

   white ibis zool., an american ibis guara alba having
      the plumage pure white, except the tips of the wings,
      which are black. it inhabits tropical america and the
      southern united states. called also spanish curlew.

   white iron.
      a thin sheets of iron coated with tin; tinned iron.
      b a hard, silvery-white cast iron containing a large
          proportion of combined carbon.

   white iron pyrites min., marcasite.

   white land, a tough clayey soil, of a whitish hue when dry,
      but blackish after rain. eng.

   white lark zool., the snow bunting.

   white lead.
      a a carbonate of lead much used in painting, and for
          other purposes; ceruse.
      b min. native lead carbonate; cerusite.

   white leather, buff leather; leather tanned with alum and
      salt.

   white leg med., milk leg. see under milk.

   white lettuce bot., rattlesnake root. see under
      rattlesnake.

   white lie. see under lie.

   white light.
      a physics light having the different colors in the
          same proportion as in the light coming directly from
          the sun, without having been decomposed, as by passing
          through a prism. see the note under color, n., 1.
      b a kind of firework which gives a brilliant white
          illumination for signals, etc.

   white lime, a solution or preparation of lime for
      whitewashing; whitewash.

   white line print., a void space of the breadth of a line,
      on a printed page; a blank line.

   white meat.
      a any light-colored flesh, especially of poultry.
      b food made from milk or eggs, as butter, cheese, etc.
          1913 webster

                driving their cattle continually with them, and
                feeding only upon their milk and white meats.
                                                  --spenser.
          1913 webster

   white merganser zool., the smew.

   white metal.
      a any one of several white alloys, as pewter, britannia,
          etc.
      b metal. a fine grade of copper sulphide obtained at a
          certain stage in copper smelting.

   white miller. zool.
      a the common clothes moth.
      b a common american bombycid moth spilosoma
          virginica which is pure white with a few small black
          spots; -- called also ermine moth, and virgin
          moth. see woolly bear, under woolly.

   white money, silver money.

   white mouse zool., the albino variety of the common
      mouse.

   white mullet zool., a silvery mullet mugil curema
      ranging from the coast of the united states to brazil; --
      called also blue-back mullet, and liza.

   white nun zool., the smew; -- so called from the white
      crest and the band of black feathers on the back of its
      head, which give the appearance of a hood.

   white oak. bot. see under oak.

   white owl. zool.
      a the snowy owl.
      b the barn owl.

   white partridge zool., the white ptarmigan.

   white perch. zool.
      a a north american fresh-water bass morone americana
          valued as a food fish.
      b the croaker, or fresh-water drum.
      c any california surf fish.

   white pine. bot. see the note under pine.

   white poplar bot., a european tree populus alba often
      cultivated as a shade tree in america; abele.

   white poppy bot., the opium-yielding poppy. see poppy.
      

   white powder, a kind of gunpowder formerly believed to
      exist, and to have the power of exploding without noise.
      obs.
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            a pistol charged with white powder.   --beau.  fl.
      1913 webster

   white precipitate. old chem. see under precipitate.

   white rabbit. zool.
      a the american northern hare in its winter pelage.
      b an albino rabbit.

   white rent,
      a eng. law formerly, rent payable in silver; --
          opposed to black rent. see blackmail, n., 3.
      b a rent, or duty, of eight pence, payable yearly by
          every tinner in devon and cornwall to the duke of
          cornwall, as lord of the soil. prov. eng.

   white rhinoceros. zool.
      a the one-horned, or indian, rhinoceros rhinoceros
          indicus. see rhinoceros.
      b the umhofo.

   white ribbon, the distinctive badge of certain
      organizations for the promotion of temperance or of moral
      purity; as, the white-ribbon army.

   white rope naut., untarred hemp rope.

   white rot. bot.
      a either of several plants, as marsh pennywort and
          butterwort, which were thought to produce the disease
          called rot in sheep.
      b a disease of grapes. see white rot, under rot.

   white sage bot., a white, woolly undershrub eurotia
      lanata of western north america; -- called also winter
      fat.

   white salmon zool., the silver salmon.

   white salt, salt dried and calcined; decrepitated salt.

   white scale zool., a scale insect aspidiotus nerii
      injurious to the orange tree. see orange scale, under
      orange.

   white shark zool., a species of man-eating shark. see
      under shark.

   white softening. med. see softening of the brain, under
      softening.

   white spruce. bot. see spruce, n., 1.

   white squall naut., a sudden gust of wind, or furious
      blow, which comes up without being marked in its approach
      otherwise than by whitecaps, or white, broken water, on
      the surface of the sea.

   white staff, the badge of the lord high treasurer of
      england. --macaulay.

   white stork zool., the common european stork.

   white sturgeon. zool. see shovelnose
      d .

   white sucker. zool.
      a the common sucker.
      b the common red horse moxostoma macrolepidotum.

   white swelling med., a chronic swelling of the knee,
      produced by a strumous inflammation of the synovial
      membranes of the kneejoint and of the cancellar texture of
      the end of the bone forming the kneejoint; -- applied also
      to a lingering chronic swelling of almost any kind.

   white tombac. see tombac.

   white trout zool., the white weakfish, or silver
      squeteague cynoscion nothus, of the southern united
      states.

   white vitriol chem., hydrous sulphate of zinc. see white
      vitriol, under vitriol.

   white wagtail zool., the common, or pied, wagtail.

   white wax, beeswax rendered white by bleaching.

   white whale zool., the beluga.

   white widgeon zool., the smew.

   white wine. any wine of a clear, transparent color,
      bordering on white, as madeira, sherry, lisbon, etc.; --
      distinguished from wines of a deep red color, as port and
      burgundy. "white wine of lepe." --chaucer.

   white witch, a witch or wizard whose supernatural powers
      are supposed to be exercised for good and beneficent
      purposes. --addison. --cotton mather.

   white wolf. zool.
      a a light-colored wolf canis laniger native of
          thibet; -- called also chanco, golden wolf, and
          thibetan wolf.
      b the albino variety of the gray wolf.

   white wren zool., the willow warbler; -- so called from
      the color of the under parts.
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      1913 webster
see also:
whiter whitest wheat whitsunday black dark 
white alder sweet pepper bush pepper white ant termes 
white arsenic as2o3 white bass roccus chrysops white bear 
polar white blood cell leucocyte white brand white brass 
white campion silene stellata lychnis vespertina white canon white caps 
white cedar thuja occidentalis cupressus thyoides chamaecyparis sphaeroidea libocedrus decurrens 
icica altissima bursera altissima white cell white cell-blood white clover 
clover white copper german silver german white copperas 
white coral amphihelia oculata white corpuscle white cricket white crop 
white currant white daisy daisy white damp white elephant 
white elephant white elm ulmus americana white ensign saint george's ensign 
saint white feather to show the white feather feather white fir 
abies grandis abies concolor white flesher ruffed white frost 
hoarfrost white game white garnet white grass leersia virginica 
white grouse white grub white hake squirrel white hawk 
white kite white heat white hellebore veratrum veratrum album 
hellebore white herring white hoolet white horses the white house 
house white ibis guara alba spanish curlew white iron 
white iron pyrites white land white lark white lead white leather 
white leg milk white lettuce rattlesnake white lie 
lie white light color white lime white line 
white meat white merganser white metal white miller spilosoma virginica 
ermine moth virgin moth woolly bear woolly white money 
white mouse white mullet mugil curema blue-back mullet liza 
white nun white oak oak white owl white partridge 
white perch morone americana white pine pine white poplar 
populus alba white poppy poppy white powder white precipitate 
precipitate white rabbit white rent blackmail white rhinoceros 
rhinoceros indicus rhinoceros white ribbon white rope white rot 
rot white sage eurotia lanata winter fat white salmon 
white salt white scale aspidiotus nerii orange scale orange 
white shark shark white softening softening of the brain softening 
white spruce spruce white squall white staff white stork 
white sturgeon shovelnose white sucker moxostoma macrolepidotum white swelling 
white tombac tombac white trout cynoscion nothus white vitriol 
white vitriol vitriol white wagtail white wax white whale 
white widgeon white wine white witch white wolf canis laniger 
chanco golden wolf thibetan wolf white wren 

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White Head >> W Words
White Head, definition of term: White Head
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White Gold >> W Words
White Gold, definition of term: White Gold
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White Fir >> W Words
White Fir, definition of term: White Fir
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White Heat >> W Words
White Heat, definition of term: White Heat
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White House >> W Words
White House, definition of term: White House
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White Man >> W Words
White Man, definition of term: White Man
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White Lie >> W Words
White Lie, definition of term: White Lie
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