whale
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- noun
- /weɪl/
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ballena
- The blue whale, the largest animal on the planet, can grow up to 100 feet long and weigh as much as 200 tons.
- blue whale
- gray whale
- humpback whale
It's a sorry, they said it's not whale meat, it's shark meat.
- It's a sorry, they said it's not whale meat, it's shark meat.
- A blue whale, a sperm whale, you know, a whale.
- You thought the whale died in Free Willy?
- And then there are collisions with whales that they create as well.
- So fun spouting whale elephant, my favorite animal.
- They seem round, filling the whole space like whales in smooth hipless motion.
- This is what dolphins and two whales and on in the blueprints.
Examples
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Why do they beach themselves, these whales, these dolphins, these brilliant alien minds in the ocean?
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They seem round, filling the whole space like whales in smooth hipless motion.
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Because if, if it's a whale, it's his people, his family.
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Maybe you should tell him that he seemed to like this whale well enough last night.
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I wait for you, slow and patient as a whale, moving through this ocean of air.
Fiction book (1991) -
A blue whale, a sperm whale, you know, a whale.
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The Creature knows that the whale will make it to the shore or die trying.
Fiction book (1994) -
Exactly two years ago, a sperm whale was washed up on the beach of Koksijde in Belgium.
Fiction book (1994) -
We saw a few salmon in the Coho and even whales spouting on their way north.
Fiction book (1990) -
Every year, thousands of tourists visit the coast to go whale watching and see these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat.
Synonyms
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A very large whale that is bluish grey and the largest animal ever
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A large black and white whale with sharp teeth that hunts other animals
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A large black and white whale with teeth that hunts other sea animals
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A large whale with long flippers and a rounded back when diving
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A large whale with long flippers that arches its back when diving
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A very large whale with a huge head and big teeth that lives in deep oceans
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A small white whale that lives in Arctic waters with no fin on its back
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A small dark sea animal that lives in groups led by the largest male
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A large whale with a flat head, long body and small back fin found in the Atlantic and Pacific
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A large Arctic whale with a big curved head and thick layer of fat
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A small whale with a dark, smooth body and a small fin on its back
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A whale that has teeth and eats fish or squid, like dolphins and porpoises
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A large whale with plates in its mouth that filter tiny sea animals
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A very large whale that lives in Arctic waters with a curved mouth and big body
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A large black-and-white whale with teeth and a tall fin that hunts in groups
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A medium-sized whale with a long narrow snout that dives deep in oceans
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A large whale with a rounded forehead and a long beak
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A small whale like the beluga that is white as an adult and lives in very cold northern waters
A whale that blows water and air from a hole on its head
A large whale that uses thin, brush-like plates in its mouth to filter tiny sea animals from water
A large whale with baleen plates, a flat head, and throat ridges that lives in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
A very large whale with a flat head and deep grooves along its throat
A very large sea animal with a big rounded head that lives in Arctic waters
A very large whale with a big head that dives deep to eat squid
A very large whale like the sperm whale that has oil and ambergris in its head
A whale with a rounded forehead that lives in the North Atlantic
Idioms
- Informal
To try to reach a very difficult or impossible goal for a long time
Compounds
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A very large fish with white spots that moves slowly and eats tiny sea animals and plants
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A very large whale with baleen that lives in cold coastal waters and is endangered
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A large whale with a flat head, long body and small back fin found in the Atlantic and Pacific
- Specialized
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A medium-sized whale with a long narrow snout that dives deep in oceans
- Offensive
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A dangerous online challenge that encouraged people to do harmful tasks, sometimes leading to self-harm
- Specialized
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A very large whale that lives in Arctic waters with a curved mouth and big body
- US
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A small whale like the beluga that is white as an adult and lives in very cold northern waters
- Specialized
A very small sperm whale that lives in warm and cool seas and grows to about 8 feet long
A large whale with baleen plates, a flat head, and throat ridges that lives in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
- Archaic
A large whale that uses thin, brush-like plates in its mouth to filter tiny sea animals from water
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word whale comes from the old English hwæl, which meant 'large sea animal'. So a whale today is the very large sea mammal that comes to the surface to breathe.