whi
stle-blowing
also
whistleblowing
N‑UNCOUNT
[oft N
n]
Whistle-blowing
is the act of telling the authorities or the public that the organization you are working for is doing something immoral or illegal. □
whi stle-stop ADJ [ADJ n] If someone, especially a politician, goes on a whistle-stop tour, they visit a lot of different places in a short time.
whit / h w I t/
1
PHRASE
[with neg] You say
not a whit
or
not one whit
to emphasize that something is not the case at all. [mainly FORMAL
or OLD-FASHIONED
, EMPHASIS
] □
2
N‑UNCOUNT
[usu N
n]
Whit
means the same as
Whitsun
. □
white ◆◆◆ / h wa I t/ (whiter , whitest , whites )
1
COLOUR
Something that is
white
is the colour of snow or milk. □
2
ADJ
A
white
person has a pale skin and belongs to a race which is of European origin. □
3
ADJ
[usu v-link ADJ
] If someone goes
white
, the skin on their face becomes very pale, for example because of fear, shock, anger, or illness. □
4
ADJ
White
wine is pale yellow in colour. □
5
ADJ
White
coffee has had milk or cream added to it. [BRIT
] □
6 ADJ [ADJ n] White blood cells are the cells in your blood which your body uses to fight infection.
7 N‑VAR The white of an egg is the transparent liquid that surrounds the yellow part called the yolk.
8 N‑COUNT The white of someone's eye is the white part that surrounds the coloured part called the iris.
white|board / h wa I tbɔː r d/ (whiteboards ) N‑COUNT A whiteboard is a shiny white board on which people draw or write using special pens. Whiteboards are often used for teaching or giving talks.
whi te Chri st|mas (white Christmases ) N‑COUNT A white Christmas is a Christmas when it snows.
whi te-co llar also white collar
1
ADJ
[ADJ
n]
White-collar
workers work in offices rather than doing physical work such as making things in factories or building things. □
2 ADJ [ADJ n] White-collar crime is committed by people who work in offices, and involves stealing money secretly from companies or the government, or getting money in an illegal way.
whi
te e
l|ephant
(white elephants
) N‑COUNT
If you describe something as a
white elephant
, you mean that it is a waste of money because it is completely useless. [DISAPPROVAL
] □
whi te goods N‑PLURAL People in business sometimes refer to fridges, washing machines, and other large pieces of electrical household equipment as white goods . Compare brown goods .
whi te-hai red ADJ Someone who is white-haired has white hair, usually because they are old.