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whitten

whitten noun: any of several small trees having leaves that are white and downy underneath.

Noun

whitten (plural whittens)

  1. Any of several small trees having leaves that are white and downy underneath.

Proper noun capitalized: Whitten

Whitten (plural Whittens)

  1. A surname.

Forms of whitten

Noun
pluralwhittens
Proper noun
pluralWhittens

Origin of whitten

English, used in mid-16th century; variant of whiting.

Variant of Whitton.

Words formed from whitten

Phrases with whitten

Questions about whitten

What does whitten mean?
Whitten means any of several small trees having leaves that are white and downy underneath.
What part of speech is whitten?
Whitten can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of whitten?
The plural of whitten is whittens.

Words near whitten in the dictionary

  1. whittaws
  2. Whitted
  3. Whitteds
  4. Whittemore
  5. Whittemores
  6. whitten
  7. Whitten effect
  8. Whitten effects
  9. Whittenburg
  10. Whittenburgs
  11. Whittener

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