White vs. Silver

Whiteadjective

Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

Whiteadjective

(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.

Whiteadjective

Designated for use by Caucasians.

Whiteadjective

Relatively light or pale in colour.

Whiteadjective

Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.

Whiteadjective

Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.

Whiteadjective

(of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.

Whiteadjective

The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.

Whiteadjective

Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.

Whiteadjective

Honourable, fair; decent.

Whiteadjective

Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.

Whiteadjective

(archaic) Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.

Whiteadjective

(obsolete) Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.

Whiteadjective

(politics) Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.

Whiteadjective

(of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.

Whiteadjective

(typography) Not containing characters; see white space.

Whiteadjective

(typography) Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare said of a character or symbol filled with color.

Whiteadjective

Characterised by the presence of snow

Whitenoun

The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.

Whitenoun

A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.

Whitenoun

The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).

Whitenoun

(anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.

Whitenoun

Any butterfly of the Pieris genus.

Whitenoun

The cue ball in cue games.

Whitenoun

White wine.

Whitenoun

Cocaine

Whitenoun

(archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.

Whitenoun

The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.

Whitenoun

A white pigment.

Whitenoun

(countable) Anything that is of the color white.

Whitenoun

The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.

Whiteverb

(transitive) To make white; to whiten; to bleach.

Whiteadjective

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.

Whiteadjective

Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear.

Whiteadjective

Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.

Whiteadjective

Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary.

Whiteadjective

Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favorable.

Whiteadjective

Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.

Whitenoun

The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under Color, n., 1.

Whitenoun

Something having the color of snow; something white, or nearly so; as, the white of the eye.

Whitenoun

Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a missile is shot.

Whitenoun

A person with a white skin; a member of the white, or Caucasian, races of men.

Whitenoun

A white pigment; as, Venice white.

Whitenoun

Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the color is usually white. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.

Whiteverb

To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.

Whitenoun

a member of the Caucasoid race

Whitenoun

the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

Whitenoun

Australian writer (1912-1990)

Whitenoun

United States political journalist (1915-1986)

Whitenoun

United States architect (1853-1906)

Whitenoun

United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)

Whitenoun

United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)

Whitenoun

a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri

Whitenoun

(board games) the lighter pieces

Whitenoun

(usually in the plural) trousers

Whiteverb

turn white;

Whiteadjective

being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light;

Whiteadjective

of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration;

Whiteadjective

free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied;

Whiteadjective

marked by the presence of snow;

Whiteadjective

restricted to whites only;

Whiteadjective

glowing white with heat;

Whiteadjective

benevolent; without malicious intent;

Whiteadjective

of a surface; not written or printed on;

Whiteadjective

(of coffee) having cream or milk added

Whiteadjective

dressed (or especially habited) in white;

Whiteadjective

(of hair) having lost its color;

Whiteadjective

ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion;

Whiteadjective

of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets;

White

White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of fresh snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black.

Silvernoun

(uncountable) A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.

Silvernoun

Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.

Silvernoun

Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.

Silvernoun

Any items made from silver or any other white metal.

Silvernoun

(countable) A shiny gray color.

Silvernoun

Anything resembling silver; something shiny and white.

Silveradjective

Made from silver.

Silveradjective

Made from another white metal.

Silveradjective

Having a color like silver: a shiny gray.

Silveradjective

Denoting the twenty-fifth anniversary, especially of a wedding.

Silveradjective

(of commercial services) Premium, but inferior to gold.

Silveradjective

Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.

Silververb

To acquire a silvery colour.

Silververb

To cover with silver, or with a silvery metal.

Silververb

To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.

Silververb

To make hoary, or white, like silver.

Silvernoun

A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with sulphur, arsenic, antimony, chlorine, etc., in the minerals argentite, proustite, pyrargyrite, ceragyrite, etc. Silver is one of the "noble" metals, so-called, not being easily oxidized, and is used for coin, jewelry, plate, and a great variety of articles. Symbol Ag (Argentum). Atomic weight 107.7. Specific gravity 10.5.

Silvernoun

Coin made of silver; silver money.

Silvernoun

Anything having the luster or appearance of silver.

Silvernoun

The color of silver.

Silveradjective

Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup.

Silveradjective

Resembling silver.

Silveradjective

Precious; costly.

Silververb

To cover with silver; to give a silvery appearance to by applying a metal of a silvery color; as, to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury.

Silververb

To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.

Silververb

To make hoary, or white, like silver.

Silververb

To acquire a silvery color.

Silvernoun

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

Silvernoun

coins made of silver

Silvernoun

a light shade of gray

Silvernoun

silverware eating utensils

Silvernoun

a medal made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition

Silververb

coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam;

Silververb

make silver in color;

Silververb

turn silver;

Silveradjective

made from or largely consisting of silver;

Silveradjective

having the white lustrous sheen of silver;

Silveradjective

lustrous gray; covered with or tinged with the color of silver;

Silveradjective

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively;

Silver

Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin argentum, derived from the Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ: or ) and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal.