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whiten
verb [I or T] /ˈwaɪ.tən/
/-t̬ən/ Definition
(Definition of whiten verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- blackness noun
- cream noun
- dark adjective (WITHOUT LIGHT)
- dove grey noun
- dusty adjective
- ebony adjective (BLACK)
- grey noun
- greyish adjective
- gunmetal grey noun
- jet black noun
- lily-white adjective (COLOUR)
- off white noun
- pearly adjective
- pitch-dark adjective
- sable adjective
- sable noun (COLOUR)
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- sombre adjective
- white adjective (COLOUR)
- white noun (COLOUR)
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