'Whiting' definitions:

Definition of 'whiting'

From: WordNet
noun
Flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
noun
Flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America
noun
A small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish
noun
Any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters
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Found off Atlantic coast of North America [syn: silver hake, Merluccius bilinearis, whiting]
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A food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus [syn: whiting, Merlangus merlangus, Gadus merlangus]

Definition of 'Whiting'

From: GCIDE
  • White \White\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whited; p. pr. & vb. n. Whiting.] [AS. hw[imac]tan.] To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach. [1913 Webster]
  • Whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of . . . uncleanness. --Matt. xxiii. 27. [1913 Webster]
  • So as no fuller on earth can white them. --Mark. ix. 3. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Whiting'

From: GCIDE
  • Whiting \Whit"ing\, n. [From White.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Zool.) (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 silver hake. (c) Any one of several species of North American marine sciaenoid food fishes belonging to genus Menticirrhus, especially Menticirrhus Americanus, found from Maryland to Brazil, and {Menticirrhus littoralis}, common from Virginia to Texas; -- called also silver whiting, and surf whiting. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Various other fishes are locally called whiting, as the kingfish (a), the sailor's choice (b), the Pacific tomcod, and certain species of lake whitefishes. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Chalk prepared in an impalpable powder by pulverizing and repeated washing, used as a pigment, as an ingredient in putty, for cleaning silver, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Whiting pollack. (Zool.) Same as Pollack.
  • Whiting pout (Zool.), the bib, 2. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'whiting'

From: GCIDE
  • Barb \Barb\ (b[aum]rb), n. [F. barbe, fr. L. barba beard. See Beard, n.]
  • 1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it. [1913 Webster]
  • The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or wattles in his mouth. --Walton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. pl. Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written also barbel and barble.] [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. "Having two barbs or points." --Ascham. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A bit for a horse. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Zool.) One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. See Feather. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Zool.) A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also improperly called whiting. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. (Bot.) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'whiting'

From: GCIDE
  • Kingfish \King"fish`\ (k[i^]ng"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.) (a) An American marine food fish of the genus Menticirrus, especially Menticirrus saxatilis, or {Menticirrus nebulosos}, of the Atlantic coast; -- called also whiting, surf whiting, and barb. (b) The opah. (c) The common cero; also, the spotted cero. See Cero. (d) The queenfish. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'whiting'

From: GCIDE
  • Harvest \Har"vest\ (h[aum]r"v[e^]st), n. [OE. harvest, hervest, AS. h[ae]rfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG. herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr. karpo`s fruit. Cf. Carpet.]
  • 1. The gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits, late summer or early autumn. [1913 Webster]
  • Seedtime and harvest . . . shall not cease. --Gen. viii. 22. [1913 Webster]
  • At harvest, when corn is ripe. --Tyndale. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which is reaped or ready to be reaped or gathered; a crop, as of grain (wheat, maize, etc.), or fruit. [1913 Webster]
  • Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. --Joel iii. 13. [1913 Webster]
  • To glean the broken ears after the man That the main harvest reaps. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The product or result of any exertion or labor; gain; reward. [1913 Webster]
  • The pope's principal harvest was in the jubilee. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
  • The harvest of a quiet eye. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • Harvest fish (Zool.), a marine fish of the Southern United States (Stromateus alepidotus); -- called whiting in Virginia. Also applied to the dollar fish.
  • Harvest fly (Zool.), an hemipterous insect of the genus Cicada, often called locust. See Cicada.
  • Harvest lord, the head reaper at a harvest. [Obs.] --Tusser.
  • Harvest mite (Zool.), a minute European mite ({Leptus autumnalis}), of a bright crimson color, which is troublesome by penetrating the skin of man and domestic animals; -- called also harvest louse, and {harvest bug}.
  • Harvest moon, the moon near the full at the time of harvest in England, or about the autumnal equinox, when, by reason of the small angle that is made by the moon's orbit with the horizon, it rises nearly at the same hour for several days.
  • Harvest mouse (Zool.), a very small European field mouse (Mus minutus). It builds a globular nest on the stems of wheat and other plants.
  • Harvest queen, an image representing Ceres, formerly carried about on the last day of harvest. --Milton.
  • Harvest spider. (Zool.) See Daddy longlegs. [1913 Webster]

Whiting, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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)
FIPS code :
86975
Located within :
Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location :
44.488991 N, 89.562026 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Whiting, IN -- U.S. city in Indiana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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 code :
84122
Located within :
Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location :
41.676027 N, 87.490460 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
46394
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Whiting, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Whiting, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
707
Housing Units (2000) :
316
Land area (2000) :
1.002729 sq. miles (2.597057 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.002729 sq. miles (2.597057 sq. km)
FIPS code :
85215
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
42.125645 N, 96.151962 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
51063
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Whiting, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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 :
78100
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
39.590001 N, 95.613116 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
66552
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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