whiteout
English
noun
Definitions
- A heavy snowstorm; a blizzard.
- Any weather condition in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced by snow or sand causing the horizon and physical features of the terrain to disappear.
- correction Correction fluid (from the brand name Wite-Out).
- (sports) A sporting event where all in attendance are urged to wear white apparel.
- (computing) The simulated erasure of a file, etc. on a read-only volume.
- The suppression of a story by the media, analogously to deleting information with correction fluid.
- The silencing of voices and perspectives other than those of white men.
Etymology
Compound from English white (a white-skinned person, bright and colorless) + English out (surpassing, beyond, outward, away from).
Origin
English
out
Gloss
surpassing, beyond, outward, away from
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eurowhite English
- White Crown English
- White Day English
- White Sox English
- Whiteacre English
- Whiteboy English
- Whitehead English
- Whitehorse English
- Whitsun English
- Witter English
- acetowhite English
- all-out English
- antiwhite English
- bailout English
- bear out English
- blow out English
- boxout English
- brownout English
- buildout English
- but English
- callout English
- campout English
- carveout English
- cashout English
- changeout English
- chimpout English
- cookout English
- cut-out English
- dropout English
- dustout English
- earnout English
- fadeout English
- fallout English
- fanout English
- flunkout English
- flyout English
- foldout English
- forceout English
- freakout English
- freezeout English
- geekout English
- green-white-checkered English
- greenout English
- handout English
- hangout English
- haulout English
- hereout English
- hideout English
- holdout English
- hyperwhite English
- ice-out English
- interwhite English
- intrawhite English
- jumpout English
- kludge out English
- lay out English
- layout English
- lead-out English
- light out English
- lily-white English
- loadout English
- lockout English
- mailout English
- missout English
- monowhite English
- moveout English
- non-white English
- nonwhite English
- opt out English
- opt-out English
- out English
- outage English
- outback English
- outbounds English
- outbowed English
- outbreeder English
- outbuilding English
- outbye English
- outclearing English
- outcome English
- outcourt English
- outdated English
- outdiffuse English
- outfeed English
- outfit English
- outform English
- outgate English
- outgrade English
- outguard English
- outhole English
- outie English
- outlane English
- outlet English
- outline English
- outlink English
- outmost English
- outpart English
- output English
- outright English
- outseam English
- outsentry English
- outsettler English
- outside English
- outspan English
- outstable English
- outthink English
- outvoter English
- outward English
- outway English
- outwicking English
- outwith English
- outy English
- paperwhite English
- payout English
- peelout English
- pigout English
- pinout English
- pitchout English
- playout English
- popout English
- printout English
- pro-white English
- prowhite English
- punt-out English
- pushout English
- putout English
- rainout English
- readout English
- redout English
- rubout English
- runout English
- scaleout English
- screenout English
- sellout English
- setout English
- shakeout English
- sickout English
- signout English
- sitout English
- slideout English
- snow-white English
- snowout English
- speakout English
- spellout English
- spinout English
- splashout English
- stakeout English
- superwhite English
- swingout English
- switchout English
- thereout English
- thought-out English
- throughout English
- throw out English
- tie-out English
- tighty whities English
- time-out English
- timeout English
- turn out English
- turnout English
- unwhite English
- utmost English
- walkout English
- wash out English
- wearout English
- wheatear English
- whereout English
- white English
- white truffle English
- white-crowned plover English
- white-eye English
- white-haired English
- white-handed English
- white-rumped hawk English
- white-shirt English
- white-tailed hawk English
- white-throated hawk English
- whiteass English
- whiteback English
- whitebait English
- whitebark English
- whitebeam English
- whitebeard English
- whitebelly English
- whitebill English
- whiteboard English
- whiteboy English
- whitecap English
- whitecapped English
- whitecapper English
- whitecoat English
- whitedamp English
- whiteface English
- whitefella English
- whitefeller English
- whitefellow English
- whitefin English
- whitefish English
- whitefly English
- whitefront English
- whitegirl English
- whitehaired English
- whitehead English
- whitehood English
- whiteist English
- whiteless English
- whitelike English
- whitelime English
- whitelip English
- whitelist English
- whitely English
- whitemail English
- whiten English
- whiteness English
- whitephobia English
- whitepot English
- whitepox English
- whiteprint English
- whiteprinting English
- whiterump English
- whiteschist English
- whiteside English
- whitesmith English
- whitesplain English
- whitesploitation English
- whitestart English
- whitester English
- whitestone English
- whitetail English
- whitethorn English
- whitethroat English
- whitetip English
- whitetop English
- whitewall English
- whiteware English
- whitewash English
- whitewax English
- whiteweed English
- whitewing English
- whitewood English
- whitework English
- whiteworm English
- whitewort English
- whitey English
- whitify English
- whiting English
- whitish English
- whitism English
- whitist English
- whitleather English
- whitling English
- whitret English
- whity English
- whore out English
- wideout English
- without English
- workout English
- Outing German
- out German
- アウト Japanese
- ホワイト Japanese
- aut Polish
- out Middle English
- whit Middle English
- aut Serbo-Croatian
- आउट Hindi
- out Chinese
- 아웃 Korean
- wait Tok Pisin
- waet Bislama
- out
- but
- outy
- white
- whity
- outie
- redout
- utmost
- setout
- outage
- outfit
- rubout
- flyout
- pinout
- payout
- outbye
- outlet
- pigout
- outway
- runout
- layout
- whiten
- putout
- popout
- sitout
- fanout
- boxout
- output
- whitey
- Witter
- playout
- Whitsun
- sickout
- unwhite
- cookout
- hereout
- campout
- lay out
- mailout
- outside
- wideout
- tie-out
- opt-out
- spinout
- outspan
- whitish
- hangout
- bailout
- dustout
- all-out
- callout
- whitely
- outform
- whitify
- sellout
- wearout
- geekout
- lockout
- turnout
- whitret
- outward
- whitist
- timeout
- dropout
- readout
- jumpout
- workout
- holdout
- handout
- outlane
- ice-out
- signout
- outhole
- outgate
- cashout
- walkout
- earnout
- rainout
- peelout
- moveout
- haulout
- outseam
- opt out
- fadeout
- missout
- fallout
- outlink
- cut-out
- pushout
- whitism
- outfeed
- foldout
- outcome
- loadout
- outwith
- outline
- outback
- hideout
- without
- outpart
- outmost
- whiting
- snowout
- blow out
- freakout
- whitewax
- wash out
- wheatear
- outright
- time-out
- whiteist
- slideout
- flunkout
- outdated
- prowhite
- whitepot
- whitefin
- whitetip
- whiteass
- stakeout
- brownout
- thereout
- printout
- speakout
- lead-out
- turn out
- outthink
- whitling
- spellout
- shakeout
- whitepox
- forceout
- greenout
- whiteboy
- whitelip
- chimpout
- pitchout
- whitefly
- buildout
- whereout
- bear out
- punt-out
- Whiteboy
- carveout
- outguard
- scaleout
- whitecap
- outvoter
- outgrade
- outbowed
- whitetop
- nonwhite
- outcourt
- swingout
- whore out
- whiterump
- Whitehead
- freezeout
- whiteweed
- whiteware
- whiteface
- whitelike
- whitehead
- whitedamp
- Whiteacre
- whitewash
- whitecoat
- whitelime
- whitehood
- whitebait
- screenout
- whitelist
- outsentry
- whitester
- pro-white
- whitewort
- whiteworm
- whitework
- outbounds
- whitebeam
- changeout
- antiwhite
- white-eye
- whitegirl
- whiteless
- whitefish
- whitebark
- whiteback
- whitetail
- whitebill
- whitewing
- whiteside
- light out
- non-white
- White Sox
- whitewall
- outstable
- switchout
- whitewood
- Eurowhite
- monowhite
- whiteness
- splashout
- throw out
- whitemail
- White Day
- whitestone
- interwhite
- paperwhite
- outsettler
- whiteprint
- Whitehorse
- throughout
- whitebeard
- superwhite
- kludge out
- whitebelly
- whitefront
- acetowhite
- hyperwhite
- outdiffuse
- outwicking
- lily-white
- whitethorn
- whitefella
- snow-white
- whitestart
- whiteboard
- outbreeder
- intrawhite
- whitesmith
- whiteschist
- whitecapper
- whitleather
- outbuilding
- outclearing
- whitephobia
- whitefellow
- whitethroat
- whitesplain
- White Crown
- whitefeller
- white-shirt
- thought-out
- whitecapped
- whitehaired
- white-handed
- white-haired
- whiteprinting
- white truffle
- tighty whities
- whitesploitation
- white-rumped hawk
- white-tailed hawk
- white-throated hawk
- white-crowned plover
- green-white-checkered