whole
∞
1.0
- adjective
- /hoʊl/
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entero
- The drill ship opens the door to a whole new realm of potential.
- the whole thing
- the whole story
- the whole world
I think it's too much to give them the whole continent, you know.
- I think it's too much to give them the whole continent, you know.
- She said one whole gummy is an entire joint.
- But it beats seeing the whole situation clearly, right?
- But it just makes me feel like my whole look is complete.
- Are there good whole body screens for cancer?
- It's like your skin drinks a whole glass of water when you use this.
- And and you just see his whole body, like exhausted.
- So although it works great to brine a whole bird, the skin gets horrible.
- I have instituted a whole new policy on hydration.
- Integrity comes from the word integer, which means whole, complete.
- The like this is I've been thinking my whole life that this was a problem.
- Liver King, my boy Liver King eats the whole egg with the shell.
- But you can go through a whole day, maybe a whole week without that happening.
- This is like, this is like a whole new device.
- As I turn around, my whole shoe gets stuck in the pant leg.
Examples
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And I spent the whole day with these guys.
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Maybe this whole social media thing is just too much.
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It's your whole heart, it's your whole mind, it's your whole soul.
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But it just makes me feel like my whole look is complete.
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But when it's go time, it's a whole different story.
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You had a whole life.
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Oh gosh, the whole top of my cake is coming off.
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But it beats seeing the whole situation clearly, right?
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So he hired me to redecorate his whole office.
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The recipe requires a whole chicken, not just the breasts or thighs.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Complete with nothing missing
∞
1.0
Complete and not missing any part
497
1.0
Having all needed parts and nothing missing
304
3.7
Whole and not damaged or missing any parts
44
2.1
Not hurt or damaged after a dangerous event
33
6.3
Not hurt or damaged after a bad event
7
1.0
Not physically injured after an accident or dangerous event
4
3.0
Whole and not damaged
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
23
2.7
A grain that still has all its natural parts, like the outer layer and soft inside
3
1.0
A type of bread made from the whole wheat grain that is denser and healthier than white bread
- Specialized
2
3.9
Blood taken from the body that still has all its cells and clotting parts
- Specialized
1
3.9
A plan that pays a fixed amount when you die and has payments that stay the same for life
- Specialized
A relation where a smaller part belongs to a larger whole, like a wheel and a car
- Specialized
The name of the whole thing that parts belong to, like 'tree' for branches
- Archaic
A way of teaching reading that has learners memorize whole printed words and their sounds
How Complete
Surface Forms
Etymology
Whole comes from an old English word hāl meaning 'unhurt' or 'complete', and it is the same root as heal. Think of a cup that is not cracked — it is whole, so whole means entire or not broken.