whiteout
n.
Meteorol. an optical phenomenon, usually occurring in polar regions, in which the snow-covered ground blends into a uniformly white sky blotting out shadows, clouds, horizon, etc. and destroying all sense of depth, direction, or distance
Also, and obsolete white paint for covering up typographical errors, permitting correction

whitewash
n.
1 a mixture of lime, whiting, size, water, etc., for whitening walls, etc.
2 a cosmetic formerly used for making the skin fair
3 a) a glossing over or concealing of faults or defects in an effort to exonerate or give the appearance of soundness b) something said or done for this purpose
>4 [Colloq.] Sports a defeat in which the loser scores no points
vt.
1 to cover with whitewash
2 to gloss over or conceal the faults or defects of; give a favorable interpretation of or a falsely virtuous appearance to
>3 [Colloq.] Sports to defeat (an opponent) soundly
white4wash#er
n.
whitewashed, whither, whitsunday, whizgig, whopper, widespread,

wiesenboden - a term for a black soil in some meadows

wight 1
n.
5ME wiht < OE, akin to Ger wicht, creature, Goth waihts, thing < IE base *wekti3, thing > OSlav vett$, thing6
1 [Obs.] a living being; creature
2 [Archaic] a human being; person: now sometimes used in a patronizing or commiserating sense

wight 2
adj.
5ME wihte < ON vigt, neut. of vigr, skilled in arms, akin to OE wigan, to fight: for IE base see VICTOR6 [Now Chiefly Dial.] strong, brisk, active, brave, etc.

wilkite - an adherent to, or the policies of, John Wilkes, a British politician and reformer who supporte the American, and is memorialized in name of Wilkes-Barre, PA Isaac Barré also supported the Americans.

wildebeest $38
n.,
pl. 3beests# or 3beest# 5Afrik < Du wild, wild + beeste, beast6 GNU
gnu
n.,
pl. gnus or gnu 5Fr gnou < Xhosa ngu6 either of two large African antelopes (genus Connochaetes) with an oxlike head, horns that curve forward, and a horselike mane and tail; wildebeest

wiles, wily, winced, windchill, windjammer, windup, wink, winkle, winnable, winnow, winterfeed,

winterim - a coinage referring to short programs to be available during winter holidays

winterize, wisecrack, wistful, witchery, witching

wittol
n.
5LME wetewold, formed, based on cokewold (see CUCKOLD) < witen, to know: see WIT26 [Archaic] a man who knows of his wife‘s adultery and tolerates it

wolfishly, wombat, wood, woodcock