whiting

whiting
Chalk (CaCO3) used for polishing metals or plastic appliances.

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Synonyms:
/ (Gadus merlangus)


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  • Whiting — Whit ing, n. [From {White}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A common European food fish ({Melangus vulgaris}) of the Codfish family; called also {fittin}. (b) A North American fish ({Merlucius vulgaris}) allied to the preceding; called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Whiting, IN — U.S. city in Indiana Population (2000): 5137 Housing Units (2000): 2313 Land area (2000): 1.762779 sq. miles (4.565576 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.518733 sq. miles (3.933499 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.281512 sq. miles (8.499075 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Whiting, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 206 Housing Units (2000): 109 Land area (2000): 1.006891 sq. miles (2.607835 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.006891 sq. miles (2.607835 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Whiting, WI — U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 1760 Housing Units (2000): 702 Land area (2000): 1.860984 sq. miles (4.819927 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.273863 sq. miles (0.709303 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.134847 sq. miles (5.529230 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • whiting — Ⅰ. whiting [1] ► NOUN (pl. same) ▪ a slender bodied marine fish with edible white flesh. ORIGIN Dutch wijting, from wijt white . Ⅱ. whiting [2] ► NOUN ▪ ground chalk used for purposes such as whitewashing and cleaning meta …   English terms dictionary

  • whiting — whiting1 [hwīt′iŋ, wīt′iŋ] n. pl. whitings or whiting [ME < MDu wijting < wit, WHITE] any of various edible marine fishes, including the silver hake, the corvina of the California coast, and various kingfishes whiting2 [hwīt′iŋ, wīt′iŋ] n.… …   English World dictionary

  • Whiting —   [ waɪtɪȖ], John Robert, englischer Dramatiker, * Salisbury 15. 11. 1917, ✝ London 16. 6. 1963; zunächst Schauspieler. Mit seinen fantasievollen, philosophisch komplexen, jedoch zum Teil schwer zugängliche Dramen, die meist vor dem Hintergrund… …   Universal-Lexikon

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