whites

noun — 6 senses

whites

noun

/(h)waɪts/

1

A set of white clothes, especially as a uniform.

  • He walked somewhat mincingly, thin, in soiled whites, his brief-case under his arm.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 444:
2

The white uniform of a chef.

3

Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Cricket whites.

4

Government, Military, Politics, War US A white uniform formerly worn by officers of United States Marine Corps.

5

Linen, especially laundry, that is white.

6

Informal leukorrhea.

Derived terms
forest whites, pearly whites, tight whites

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