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Colorful idioms used in English |
| Colorful English! | ||||
| Word or Phrase: | Part of Speech: | Idiom or General?: | Usage? | Restricted? |
| white hole | noun | an astronomy related term | not as common as black hole | No |
| Meaning: | ||||
| a hypothetical object in space, that, although it is extremely dense, still radiates an enormous amount of energy and matter | ||||
| Example(s): | ||||
| No one has ever seen a white hole, but scientists think they might exist. | ||||
| Note: See black hole. | ||||