Bull-necked (a.) Having a short and thick neck like that of a bull. |
Cream-white (a.) As white as cream. |
Ewe-necked (a.) Having a neck like a ewe |
Jacobin (n.) A Dominican friar |
Jacobin (n.) One of a society of violent agitators in France, during the revolution of 1789, who held secret meetings in the Jacobin convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris, and concerted measures to control the proceedings of the National Assembly. Hence: A plotter against an existing government |
Jacobin (n.) A fancy pigeon, in which the feathers of the neck form a hood, -- whence the name. The wings and tail are long, and the beak moderately short. |
Jacobin (a.) Same as Jacobinic. |
Low-necked (a.) Cut low in the neck |
Necked (imp. & p. p.) of Neck |
Necked (a.) Having (such) a neck |
Necked (a.) Cracked |
Ring-necked (a.) Having a well defined ring of color around the neck. |
Schwann's white substance () The substance of the medullary sheath. |
Scrag-necked (a.) Having a scraggy neck. |
Snow-white (a.) White as snow |
Stiff-necked (a.) Stubborn |
Water-white (n.) A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribaea) growing in parched districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst. |
White (superl.) Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined |
White (superl.) Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color |
White (superl.) Having the color of purity |
White (superl.) Gray, as from age |
White (superl.) Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like |
White (superl.) Regarded with especial favor |
White (n.) The color of pure snow |
White (n.) Something having the color of snow |
White (n.) Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white |
White (n.) A person with a white skin |
White (n.) A white pigment |
White (n.) 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. |
White (v. t.) To make white |
White-blaze (n.) See White-face. |
White-ear (n.) The wheatear. |
White-eye (n.) Any one of several species of small Old World singing of the genus Zosterops, as Zosterops palpebrosus of India, and Z. c/rulescens of Australia. The eyes are encircled by a ring of white feathers, whence the name. Called also bush creeper, and white-eyed tit. |
White-face (n.) A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose |
White-foot (n.) A white mark on the foot of a horse, between the fetlock and the coffin. |
White friar () A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the white cloaks worn by the order. See Carmelite. |
White-fronted (a.) Having a white front |
White-heart (n.) A somewhat heart-shaped cherry with a whitish skin. |
White-hot (a.) White with heat |
White-limed (a.) Whitewashed or plastered with lime. |
White-livered (a.) Having a pale look |
White-pot (n.) A kind of food made of milk or cream, eggs, sugar, bread, etc., baked in a pot. |
White-water (n.) A dangerous disease of sheep. |
whitelash white backlash | backlash by white racists against black civil rights advances |
white sale | a sale of household linens |
white man's burden | the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects |
great white shark white shark man-eater man-eating shark Carcharodon carcharias | large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas, known to attack humans |
whitetip shark oceanic whitetip shark white-tipped shark Carcharinus longimanus | large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin, worldwide distribution, most dangerous shark |
white-throated sparrow whitethroat Zonotrichia albicollis | common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown |
white-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis | bluish-grey nuthatch with black head and white breast, of eastern North America |
white-bellied swallow tree swallow Iridoprocne bicolor | bluish-green-and-white North American swallow, nests in tree cavities |
white-tailed kite Elanus leucurus | grey-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions |
ern erne grey sea eagle gray sea eagle European sea eagle white-tailed sea eagle Haliatus albicilla | bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail, of Europe and Greenland |
ringneck snake ring-necked snake ring snake | any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck |
black-necked cobra spitting cobra Naja nigricollis | aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa, rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness |
ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus | common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring |
ring-necked parakeet Psittacula krameri | African parakeet |
white stork Ciconia ciconia | the common stork of Europe, white with black wing feathers and a red bill |
policeman bird black-necked stork jabiru Xenorhyncus asiaticus | large mostly white Australian stork |
great white heron Ardea occidentalis | large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys |
great white heron Casmerodius albus | widely distributed Old World white egret |
American egret great white heron Egretta albus | a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America, it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus |
black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus | stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck |
white-headed stilt Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus | stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck |
red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena | large stocky grebe of circumpolar regions having a dark neck |
black-necked grebe eared grebe Podiceps nigricollis | small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck, found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States |
white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | large American pelican, white with black wing feathers |
Old world white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus | similar to American white pelican |
white whale beluga Delphinapterus leucas | small northern whale that is white when adult |
West Highland white terrier | small white longoated terrier developed in Scotland |
white wolf Arctic wolf Canis lupus tundrarum | wolf of Arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail |
Arctic fox white fox Alopex lagopus | thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions, brownish in summer and white in winter |
bald-faced hornet white-faced hornet Vespula maculata | North American hornet |
termite white ant | whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood |
white admiral Limenitis camilla | Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings |
banded purple white admiral Limenitis arthemis | North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band |
small white Pieris rapae | small widely distributed form |
large white Pieris brassicae | Old World form of cabbage butterfly |
white-tailed jackrabbit whitetail jackrabbit Lepus townsendi | largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States, brownish-grey in summer and pale grey in winter, tail nearly always all white |
white-footed mouse vesper mouse Peromyscus leucopus | American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts |
white rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum Diceros simus | large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns, endangered, sometimes placed in genus Diceros |
white-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari | blackish peccary with whitish cheeks, larger than the collared peccary |
Dall sheep Dall's sheep white sheep Ovis montana dalli | large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska |
Virginia deer white tail whitetail white-tailed deer whitetail deer Odocoileus Virginianus | common North American deer, tail has a white underside |
white elephant | albinic Indian elephant, rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia |
barramundi giant perch giant seaperch Asian seabass white seabass Lates calcarifer | a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities, lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats |
white crappie Pomoxis annularis | a crappie that is white |
white perch silver perch Morone americana | small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams |
white croaker chenfish kingfish Genyonemus lineatus | small silvery marine food fish found off California |
white croaker queenfish Seriphus politus | silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters |
white mullet Mugil curema | silvery mullet of Atlantic and Pacific coasts |
white marlin Makaira albida | small marlin (topounds) of western Atlantic |
Pacific sturgeon white sturgeon Sacramento sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus | food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America |