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whit·ing1 / ˈ(h)wīting/ • n. (pl. same) 1. a slender-bodied marine fish (Merlangius merlangus) of the cod family. It lives in shallow European waters and is a commercially important food fish. 2. any of a number of similar marine fishes, in particular the northern kingfish of eastern North America. whit·ing2 • n. ground chalk used for purposes such as whitewashing and cleaning metal plate. |
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"whiting." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "whiting." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-whiting.html "whiting." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-whiting.html |
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whiting Several unrelated food fish. The European whiting (Merlangus merlangus) is a haddock-like fish of the cod family, Gadidae. It is found primarily in the North Sea, where it feeds on invertebrates and small fish. It is silver with distinctive black markings at the base of the pectoral fin. Length: to 70cm (28in). Other fish commonly called whitings include the kingfish, Menticirrhus saxatilis, and the freshwater whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis.
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"whiting." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "whiting." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-whiting.html "whiting." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-whiting.html |
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whiting white, powdery substance, prepared by grinding chalk or some other source of calcium carbonate. When mixed with linseed oil it forms putty , and with water and several other substances it constitutes whitewash . It is used as a pigment, called Spanish white, as a filler in paints, for polishing metalware, and for various other purposes. |
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"whiting." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "whiting." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-whitng-sub.html "whiting." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-whitng-sub.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "whiting." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "whiting." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-whiting.html T. F. HOAD. "whiting." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-whiting.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "whiting." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "whiting." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-whiting1.html T. F. HOAD. "whiting." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-whiting1.html |
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whiting White fish, Merlangius merlangus.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "whiting." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "whiting." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-whiting.html DAVID A. BENDER. "whiting." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-whiting.html |
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whiting fish: see croaker . |
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"whiting." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "whiting." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-whitngfsh.html "whiting." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-whitngfsh.html |
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whiting
•matting • exacting
•Banting, ranting
•parting
•enchanting, planting
•everlasting, fasting, lasting
•narrowcasting
•letting, setting, wetting
•self-respecting, self-selecting, unreflecting, unsuspecting
•tempting
•unconsenting, unrelenting
•excepting
•arresting, unprotesting, unresting, westing
•bloodletting • trendsetting
•pace-setting • typesetting
•photosetting
•grating, plating, rating, slating, uprating, weighting
•painting
•pasting, tasting
•undeviating • self-perpetuating
•unaccommodating • self-deprecating
•suffocating • self-regulating
•undiscriminating • underpainting
•unhesitating
•beating, fleeting, greeting, Keating, meeting, self-defeating, sweeting
•easting
•fitting, sitting, unbefitting, unremitting, witting
•printing, unstinting
•listing, twisting, unresisting
•shopfitting • marketing
•telemarketing • pickpocketing
•weightlifting • side-splitting
•carpeting • trumpeting
•uninteresting • visiting
•backlighting, lighting, self-righting, sighting, unexciting, uninviting, whiting, writing
•infighting • prizefighting
•dogfighting • bullfighting
•handwriting • screenwriting
•scriptwriting • copywriting
•skywriting • signwriting
•typewriting • songwriting • knotting
•prompting
•costing, frosting
•self-supporting, unsporting
•malting, salting
•ripsnorting • outing
•accounting, mounting
•coating
•Boulting, revolting
•posting, roasting
•billposting • disappointing
•shooting, suiting, Tooting
•sharpshooting • footing
•off-putting
•cutting, Nutting
•bunting
•disgusting, self-adjusting, trusting
•blockbusting • linocutting
•woodcutting • disquieting
•disconcerting, shirting, skirting
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"whiting." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "whiting." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-whiting.html "whiting." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-whiting.html |
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