Index of English words, starting with "wh"

(1) - Whiten (v. t.) To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth.
(2) - Whiten (v. i.) To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees in spring whiten with blossoms.

(1) - Whitener (n.) One who, or that which, whitens; a bleacher; a blancher; a whitewasher.

(1) - Whiteness (n.) A flock of swans.
(2) - Whiteness (n.) Nakedness.
(3) - Whiteness (n.) Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.
(4) - Whiteness (n.) Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc.
(5) - Whiteness (n.) The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.

(1) - Whitening (n.) That which is used to render white; whiting.
(2) - Whitening (n.) The act or process of making or becoming white.
(3) - Whitening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whiten