VERB
  • Definition - To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.
  • Example - The houses looked very bright when they whitewashed the whole neighborhood.
  • Definition - To cover over errors or bad actions.
  • Example - In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
  • Definition - To repay the financial debts of (another person).
  • Example - In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
  • Definition - (late, 19th century) To prevent a team from scoring any runs.
  • Example - In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
  • Definition - In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that they fail to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk.
  • Example - In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
  • Definition - To make over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white, for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of people of color in an event and focusing on only white participation.
  • Example - In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
ADJECTIVE
  • Definition - Of or pertaining to a fence or wall that has been painted with the temporary paint whitewash.
  • Example - In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
  • Definition - Having had any controversy or potential for scandal removed, ignored or downplayed.
  • Example - In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
  • Definition - Portrayed by a Caucasian actor but was scripted to be African, Asian, or of another race.
  • Example - In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
  • Definition - Looking Caucasian, but is actually African, Asian, or of another race; Caucasianized.
  • Example - In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
Words in your word
11 Letter Words
whitewashed 24
10 Letter Words
whiteheads 20
9 Letter Words
whitewash 21 whitehead 19
8 Letter Words
whishted 18 sheathed 15 shithead 15 headiest 12
7 Letter Words
whidahs 17 whished 17 heehaws 16 hadiths 14 shaheed 14 swathed 14 whisted 14 sheathe 13 dawties 11 dewiest 11 headset 11 heisted 11 sweated 11 waisted 11 ideates 8
6 Letter Words
whidah 16 heehaw 15 whisht 15 hadith 13 hashed 13 shahid 13 shawed 13 shewed 13 thawed 13 washed 13 whited 13 widths 13 wished 13 withed 13 heaths 12 sheath 12 swathe 12 swithe 12 wheats 12 whites 12 withes 12 dawtie 10 deaths 10 hasted 10 heated 10 histed 10 stewed 10 tawsed 10 tweeds 10 wadies 10 wadset 10 waited 10 wasted 10 widest 10 wisted 10 saithe 9 ideate 7 seated 7 sedate 7 teased 7
5 Letter Words
whews 14 whish 14 hawed 12 hewed 12 whids 12 width 12 hawse 11 heath 11 heths 11 swath 11 swith 11 thaws 11 thews 11 whats 11 wheat 11 whets 11 whist 11 white 11 whits 11 wisha 11 withe 11 ashed 9 dashi 9 dawts 9 deash 9 death 9 deshi 9 hades 9 hadst 9 hated 9 heads 9 heeds 9 hides 9 sadhe 9 sawed 9 sewed 9 shade 9 shied 9 sidhe 9 swede 9 tawed 9 tewed 9 tweed 9 wades 9 wadis 9 weeds 9 wides 9 wised 9 wited 9 haets 8
4 Letter Words
whew 13 whid 11 hahs 10 hash 10 hath 10 haws 10 hehs 10 heth 10 hews 10 shah 10 shaw 10 shew 10 shwa 10 thaw 10 thew 10 wash 10 waws 10 what 10 whee 10 whet 10 whit 10 wish 10 with 10 ahed 8 awed 8 dahs 8 dash 8 daws 8 dawt 8 dews 8 dish 8 edhs 8 hade 8 haed 8 head 8 heed 8 hide 8 hied 8 shad 8 shed 8 sidh 8 wade 8 wadi 8 wads 8 weds 8 weed 8 wide 8 ahis 7 awee 7 awes 7
3 Letter Words
hah 9 haw 9 heh 9 hew 9 shh 9 waw 9 wha 9 dah 7 daw 7 dew 7 edh 7 had 7 hid 7 wad 7 wed 7 ahi 6 ahs 6 ash 6 awe 6 eew 6 eth 6 ewe 6 hae 6 has 6 hat 6 hes 6 het 6 hie 6 his 6 hit 6 saw 6 sew 6 sha 6 she 6 taw 6 tew 6 the 6 twa 6 wae 6 was 6 wat 6 wee 6 wet 6 wis 6 wit 6 ads 4 aid 4 das 4 dee 4 die 4
2 Letter Words
ah 5 aw 5 eh 5 ew 5 ha 5 he 5 hi 5 sh 5 we 5 ad 3 da 3 de 3 ed 3 id 3 ae 2 ai 2 as 2 at 2 es 2 et 2 is 2 it 2 si 2 ta 2 te 2 ti 2
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