whole
22 ENTRIES FOUND:
- whole (adjective)
- whole (noun)
- whole (adverb)
- whole food (noun)
- whole life insurance (noun)
- whole meal (adjective)
- whole note (noun)
- whole number (noun)
- whole step (noun)
- whole wheat (adjective)
- caboodle (noun)
- cloth (noun)
- enchilada (noun)
- hog (noun)
- kit (noun)
- nine (noun)
- nother (adjective)
- shebang (noun)
- shooting match (noun)
- time (noun)
- world (noun)
- yard (noun)
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHOLE
1
a
always used before a noun
:
complete or full
:
not lacking or leaving out any part
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The whole [=entire] family went on the trip.
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The doctor assured me that the whole procedure would only take a few minutes.
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The whole place was remodeled. It looks great now.
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He was out sick for the whole [=entire] week.
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It's been a whole week since I've seen him.
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I spent the whole summer traveling through Europe.
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The whole evening was a great success.
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She read the whole book in one day.
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I've been waiting my whole life for this.
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I felt like the luckiest girl in the whole wide world [=in the world] that day.
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They failed to tell us the whole story. [=they failed to tell us everything; they only told us certain things]
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It rained the whole time I was there. [=it rained continuously while I was there]
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We decided to forget the whole thing.
b
:
having all the parts
:
not divided or cut into parts or pieces
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a whole egg
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whole strawberries [=strawberries that are not sliced or cut up]
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We cooked a whole chicken.
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whole grains
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The recipe calls for two whole cloves. [=cloves that haven't been ground]
2
a
:
great or large in size, extent, etc.
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The community center offers a whole range of programs.
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The track team took part in a whole series of events. [=in a lot of events]
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There's a whole set of criteria to consider.
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She owns a whole collection of hats. [=she owns many different hats]
b
— used for emphasis before a noun
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The whole idea is to make things better, not worse.
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She missed the whole point of the story.
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We weren't quite sure what to make of the whole situation.
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He doesn't seem to have a whole lot of [=much] respect for other people's feelings.
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Things are looking a whole lot [=much] brighter now.
go (the) whole hog
out of whole cloth
the whole enchilada
the whole (kit and) caboodle
the whole nine yards
the whole shebang
the whole shooting match
whole nother
— wholeness
noun [noncount]
2
whole
/ˈhoʊl/
noun
plural
wholes
2
whole
/ˈhoʊl/
noun
plural
wholes
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHOLE
[count]
:
something that is full or complete
— usually singular
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The whole of my day was spent on the phone. [=I spent the entire day on the phone]
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the whole of creation [=all of creation]
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He felt he was part of a greater whole. [=that he was a part of something much larger and greater than himself]
as a whole
:
as a complete unit
— used to make a statement that relates to all the parts of something
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Language as a whole is constantly evolving.
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The lecture was intended for the group as a whole. [=for everyone; not for just a few people]
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The company as a whole [=overall] is doing well.
in whole
law
:
to the full or entire extent
— used in the phrase in whole or in part
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The contract can be voided in whole or in part [=the entire contract can be voided or a part of the contract can be voided] ten days before the purchase date.
on the whole
1
— used to say what you think is true, what should be done, etc., when you consider a situation in a general way
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On the whole, it seemed best to cut the visit short.
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On the whole, I think we've made progress from last week.
2
:
in general
:
in most cases
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On the whole, new parents reported that they were adapting very well to parenthood.
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He did a great job on the whole.
3
whole
/ˈhoʊl/
adverb
3
whole
/ˈhoʊl/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHOLE
1
:
entirely or completely
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He has a whole new way of looking at things now. [=he has a completely different attitude now]
2
:
in one piece that has not been cut into parts
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We cooked the chicken whole.
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The frog swallowed the fly whole.
