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English to English adjective
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including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete |
• 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
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(of siblings) having the same parents |
• whole brothers and sisters
source: wordnet30
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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. | source: webster1913 adjective satellite source: wordnet30
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exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health |
• hale and hearty
• whole in mind and body
• a whole person again
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acting together as a single undiversified whole |
• a solid voting bloc
source: wordnet30 adverb
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') |
• he was wholly convinced
• entirely satisfied with the meal
• it was completely different from what we expected
• was completely at fault
• a totally new situation
• the directions were all wrong
• it was not altogether her fault
• an altogether new approach
• a whole new idea
source: wordnet30 noun
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all of something including all its component elements or parts |
• Europe considered as a whole
• the whole of American literature
source: wordnet30
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an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity |
• how big is that part compared to the whole?
• the team is a unit
source: wordnet30
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The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself. | source: webster1913
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