Index of English words, starting with "wh"

(1) - Whitebait (n.) A small translucent fish (Salanx Chinensis) abundant at certain seasons on the coasts of China and Japan, and used in the same manner as the European whitebait.
(2) - Whitebait (n.) The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England.

(1) - Whitebeam (n.) The common beam tree of England (Pyrus Aria); -- so called from the white, woolly under surface of the leaves.

(1) - Whitebeard (n.) An old man; a graybeard.

(1) - Whitecap (n.) A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the wind is freshening.
(2) - Whitecap (n.) The European tree sparrow.
(3) - Whitecap (n.) The whitethroat; -- so called from its gray head.
(4) - Whitecap (n.) The European redstart; -- so called from its white forehead.