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1. whole - noun

· all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"

Hypernym(s): concept, conception, construct




2. whole - noun

· 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"

Synonym(s): unit

Hypernym(s): object, physical_object




3. whole - adjective

· 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"

Antonym(s): fractional




4. whole - adjective

· (of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters"

Antonym(s): half




5. whole - adjective

· not injured or harmed

Synonym(s): unharmed, unhurt, unscathed




6. whole - adjective

· exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"

Synonym(s): hale




7. whole - adjective

· acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc"

Synonym(s): solid, unanimous




8. whole - adverb

· 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"; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"

Synonym(s): wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, right





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