Whiten
verb
To change or cause to change to a white or lighter color.
The sun had started to whiten the sky.
Often appears as...
- whiten the teeth
- whiten the skin
verb
To become pale, especially because of fear or shock.
His face whiten with fear when he heard the news.
Often appears as...
- whiten with fear
- whiten with shock
verb
To clean and make something white or bright.
I need to whiten my teeth.
Often appears as...
- whiten the teeth
- whiten the kitchen
verb
To change or cause to change to a white or lighter color.
The sun had started to whiten the sky.
Often appears as...
- whiten the teeth
- whiten the skin
verb
To become pale, especially because of fear or shock.
His face whiten with fear when he heard the news.
Often appears as...
- whiten with fear
- whiten with shock
verb
To clean and make something white or bright.
I need to whiten my teeth.
Often appears as...
- whiten the teeth
- whiten the kitchen
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical change
Used when something's color actually becomes lighter, often through a chemical or physical process.
Regular washing can help to whiten old linens.
Pro Tip 2/3Gradual process
The action of whitening something may be gradual and not immediate.
Over time, the sun will whiten the colored fabric of the curtains.
Pro Tip 3/3Natural whitening
Refers to natural processes, like daylight causing colors to fade.
The old paper will whiten further in the sunlight.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical change
Used when something's color actually becomes lighter, often through a chemical or physical process.
Regular washing can help to whiten old linens.
Pro Tip 2/3Gradual process
The action of whitening something may be gradual and not immediate.
Over time, the sun will whiten the colored fabric of the curtains.
Pro Tip 3/3Natural whitening
Refers to natural processes, like daylight causing colors to fade.
The old paper will whiten further in the sunlight.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical change
Used when something's color actually becomes lighter, often through a chemical or physical process.
Regular washing can help to whiten old linens.
Pro Tip 2/3Gradual process
The action of whitening something may be gradual and not immediate.
Over time, the sun will whiten the colored fabric of the curtains.
Pro Tip 3/3Natural whitening
Refers to natural processes, like daylight causing colors to fade.
The old paper will whiten further in the sunlight.
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So he showed me some pictures of little cheeks with little black dots -- not very informative. I said, "What happens when I grow older and my hair becomes white? What would happen then?" "Oh, don't worry about it," he said. "We have lasers; we can whiten it out."
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The Life of a Photograph...
Australia in an attempt to whiten Australia removed selected Aboriginal children from a large number of families and sent them to boarding schools many never returned this photograph is all that remains
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Beware conflicts of...
So he showed me some pictures of little cheeks with little black dots -- not very informative. I said, "What happens when I grow older and my hair becomes white? What would happen then?" "Oh, don't worry about it," he said. "We have lasers; we can whiten it out."
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The Life of a Photograph...
Australia in an attempt to whiten Australia removed selected Aboriginal children from a large number of families and sent them to boarding schools many never returned this photograph is all that remains
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Michelle Phan
American Businesswoman
Growing up, before my mom would cook our rice, she would rinse the rice out and pour it out three times. And after the fourth pour, she'd pour it into a little bowl, and she'd rinse her face with that. It's known to help whiten the skin and nourish it because essentially inside the water you have all the essential nutrients from the rice.
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Jill Wagner
American Actress
I keep pushing for the Crest Whitestrips thing. I get so many compliments on how white my teeth are, but I have to say it's not because of my brushing skills. It's from Crest Whitestrips, and that's the honest truth. I don't believe in going to the dentist and paying for whitening.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds sing, that snow melts, that the rose unfolds, that the dawn whitens behind the stark shapes of trees on the quivering summit of the hill? A kiss, and all was said.
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Chrissy Teigen
American Model
It's funny because I want my teeth to be, like, neon 'Real Housewives' white, but mine have stopped taking to teeth whitening. When I talk to my dentist, I'm like, 'They can be that white,' and he's like, 'Veneers can be that white.
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Loren Eiseley
American Scientist
Every time we walk along a beach some ancient urge disturbs us so that we find ourselves shedding shoes and garments or scavenging among seaweed and whitened timbers like the homesick refugees of a long war.
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Sara Teasdale
American Author
Life has loveliness to sell, all beautiful and splendid things, blue waves whitened on a cliff, soaring fire that sways and sings, and children's faces looking up, holding wonder like a cup.
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Helena Bonham Carter
British Actress
I've never had white teeth. To be honest, I've never been told to do any of those horrible things - get your teeth whitened or your nose straightened.
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Anthea Butler
American Educator
Gentrification is stripping people not only of their homes but also of their dignity and their lives, and it is effectively whitening public spaces.
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Ira Gershwin
American Musician
Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the contempt inspired by vice; it whitens only the hair.
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Darcey Bussell
English Dancer
I dye my hair, and I use teeth whitening strips. Unless I burnt myself or damaged my skin, I wouldn't have cosmetic surgery.
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Michelle Phan
American Businesswoman
Growing up, before my mom would cook our rice, she would rinse the rice out and pour it out three times. And after the fourth pour, she'd pour it into a little bowl, and she'd rinse her face with that. It's known to help whiten the skin and nourish it because essentially inside the water you have all the essential nutrients from the rice.
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Jill Wagner
American Actress
I keep pushing for the Crest Whitestrips thing. I get so many compliments on how white my teeth are, but I have to say it's not because of my brushing skills. It's from Crest Whitestrips, and that's the honest truth. I don't believe in going to the dentist and paying for whitening.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds sing, that snow melts, that the rose unfolds, that the dawn whitens behind the stark shapes of trees on the quivering summit of the hill? A kiss, and all was said.
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Chrissy Teigen
American Model
It's funny because I want my teeth to be, like, neon 'Real Housewives' white, but mine have stopped taking to teeth whitening. When I talk to my dentist, I'm like, 'They can be that white,' and he's like, 'Veneers can be that white.
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Loren Eiseley
American Scientist
Every time we walk along a beach some ancient urge disturbs us so that we find ourselves shedding shoes and garments or scavenging among seaweed and whitened timbers like the homesick refugees of a long war.
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Sara Teasdale
American Author
Life has loveliness to sell, all beautiful and splendid things, blue waves whitened on a cliff, soaring fire that sways and sings, and children's faces looking up, holding wonder like a cup.
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Helena Bonham Carter
British Actress
I've never had white teeth. To be honest, I've never been told to do any of those horrible things - get your teeth whitened or your nose straightened.
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Anthea Butler
American Educator
Gentrification is stripping people not only of their homes but also of their dignity and their lives, and it is effectively whitening public spaces.
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Ira Gershwin
American Musician
Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the contempt inspired by vice; it whitens only the hair.
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Darcey Bussell
English Dancer
I dye my hair, and I use teeth whitening strips. Unless I burnt myself or damaged my skin, I wouldn't have cosmetic surgery.
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