white out
Blinding snow condition
White out functions as both verb and noun.
To white out is to use a white opaque fluid to cover text or marks on paper, making them invisible so you can write over the spot.
I whited out my mistake and typed the correction.
As a noun, a whiteout is a severe weather condition where blowing snow or fog creates uniform whiteness, eliminating all visual reference points and making navigation dangerous.
The term also describes any overwhelming whiteness that obscures vision or detail.
Range of clear sight
- blindingPainfully intense light
- driftsMoves without direction
- snowdriftWind-gathered snow pile
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
blowing snow · windchill · frostbite · hypothermia · treacherous · arctic · disorientation · zero visibility
visibility
Range of clear sight
blowing snow · squall · windchill · frostbite · hypothermia · treacherous · arctic · disorientation · zero visibility · driving snow
liquid paper
Opaque correction coating
- correction fluidLiquid error concealer
- eraseRemove recorded marks
- coverProtect by overlaying
mistake · typo · delete · office · stationery · brush · dab · dry · rewrite · secretarial
fog
Low-lying cloud cover
blur · cloudiness · dimness · overcast · shroud · murkiness · smog · screen · blanket · opaque
- Correction Fluidcorrection fluid, Tipp-Ex, correction tape
- editing toolsred pen, spell check, grammar check, editor, dictionary
- school suppliespencils, pens, erasers, pencil, notebooks
- Color Idiomsblack sheep, blue moon, green light, red flag, golden rule
- deletiondelete, erase, erasure, strikethrough, x
- removalremove, elimination, delete, erasing, erase
white outblackout
Complete power loss
black out · brownout · clear skies · darkness · pitch black
white outblack out
Lose consciousness briefly
blackout · pass out · faint · lose consciousness · see clearly