English to English
whole
(h/oU/l
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adjective (a)
- including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete(adj.all)Example:
Gave his whole attention.
A whole wardrobe for the tropics.
The whole hog.
A whole week.
The baby cried the whole trip home.
A whole loaf of bread.
source: wordnet30 - (of siblings) having the same parents(adj.all)Example:
Whole brothers and sisters.
source: wordnet30 - Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar system; the whole army; the whole nation.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- all of something including all its component elements or parts(noun.cognition)Example:
Europe considered as a whole.
The whole of American literature.
source: wordnet30 - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity(noun.tops)Example:
How big is that part compared to the whole?.
source: wordnet30 - The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself.(noun)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')(adv.all)Example:
A whole new idea.
source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health(adj.all)Example:
Whole in mind and body.
A whole person again.
source: wordnet30
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