Is the word white an adjective

- белый

- бледный

white as a sheet — бледный как полотно 
white as ashes /as death/ — мертвенно бледный, бледный как смерть 
white with rage — побелевший от гнева 
white from pain — побледневший /по белевший/ от боли 
to turn white — побледнеть, побелеть 

- седой, серебристый
- прозрачный, бесцветный (о воде, воздухе, свете)
- чистый, незапятнанный; непорочный

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- белый цвет; белизна
- чистота, непорочность
- белая краска, белила
- белок (яйца)

the whites of three eggs — три яичных белка 

- белок (глаза; тж. white of the eye)

to turn up the whites of one’s eyes — закатывать глаза 

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I prefer red wine to white. 

Я предпочитаю красное вино белому.

He came out dressed in white. 

Он вышел, одетый во всё белое.

He had a long, white beard. 

У него была длинная белая борода.

The white horse is a planter. 

Белая лошадь — с норовом.

White carpet showed every mark. 

На белом ковре было заметно каждое пятно.

The columns were of white marble. 

Колонны были из белого мрамора.

His beard was white with eld. 

С возрастом его борода поседела.

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The dress is a stunning creation in green, gold, and white.  

…a tasteful arrangement of white flowers and dark greenery…  

… his white countenance was rendered eerie by the redness of the sagging lids below his eyes …  

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb white in English.

Present

I white

you white

he/she/it whites

we white

you white

they white

Present continuous

I am whiting

you are whiting

he/she/it is whiting

we are whiting

you are whiting

they are whiting

Present perfect

I have whited

you have whited

he/she/it has whited

we have whited

you have whited

they have whited

Present perfect continuous

I have been whiting

you have been whiting

he/she/it has been whiting

we have been whiting

you have been whiting

they have been whiting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

Past

I whited

you whited

he/she/it whited

we whited

you whited

they whited

Past continuous

I was whiting

you were whiting

he/she/it was whiting

we were whiting

you were whiting

they were whiting

Past perfect

I had whited

you had whited

he/she/it had whited

we had whited

you had whited

they had whited

Past perfect continuous

I had been whiting

you had been whiting

he/she/it had been whiting

we had been whiting

you had been whiting

they had been whiting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

Future

I will white

you will white

he/she/it will white

we will white

you will white

they will white

Future continuous

I will be whiting

you will be whiting

he/she/it will be whiting

we will be whiting

you will be whiting

they will be whiting

Future perfect

I will have whited

you will have whited

he/she/it will have whited

we will have whited

you will have whited

they will have whited

Future perfect continuous

I will have been whiting

you will have been whiting

he/she/it will have been whiting

we will have been whiting

you will have been whiting

they will have been whiting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

Conditional

I would white

you would white

he/she/it would white

we would white

you would white

they would white

Conditional continuous

I would be whiting

you would be whiting

he/she/it would be whiting

we would be whiting

you would be whiting

they would be whiting

Conditional perfect

I would have white

you would have white

he/she/it would have white

we would have white

you would have white

they would have white

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been whiting

you would have been whiting

he/she/it would have been whiting

we would have been whiting

you would have been whiting

they would have been whiting

Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

Imperative

you white
we let´s white
you white

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

Present Participle

whiting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

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- a Caucasian (syn: caucasian)
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) (syn: whiteness)
- United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)
- Australian writer (1912-1990)
- United States political journalist (1915-1986)
- United States architect (1853-1906)
- United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
- United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)
- a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri
- the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water (syn: albumen)

she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs

- (board games) the lighter pieces
- (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth (syn: flannel, gabardine, tweed)

- turn white (syn: whiten)

This detergent will whiten your laundry

- free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied

in shining white armor

- marked by the presence of snow (syn: snowy)

a white Christmas
the white hills of a northern winter

- restricted to whites only (syn: lily-white)

under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains
a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization

- glowing white with heat (syn: white-hot)

white flames
a white-hot center of the fire

- benevolent; without malicious intent

that’s white of you

- (of a surface) not written or printed on (syn: blank, clean)

wide white margins

- (of coffee) having cream or milk added
- (of hair) having lost its color

the white hairs of old age

- anemic looking from illness or emotion (syn: ashen, bloodless, livid)

lips white with terror
a face white with rage

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

white nights

He was wearing white sneakers.

He had a long, white beard.

Her lips were white with fear.

He turned white when he heard the news.

He came from a white middle-class background.

His mother is Hispanic and his father is white.

The whites of his eyes

The cake recipe calls for four egg whites.

A round white moon that flooded the night with silver.

That was one of the few white days of his life.

It was raining, that is why women couldn’t put their whites out.

Are you OK? You’re white as a sheet (=extremely pale).

Her voice shook, and her face was white with anger.

The mayor is very popular among whites.

California has some of the finest whites in the world.