Grep  of  noun  whole 
  blowhole 
  part  to  whole  relation 
  whole 
  whole-word  method 
  whole  blood 
  whole  caboodle 
  whole  gale 
  whole  kit 
  whole  kit  and  boodle 
  whole  kit  and  caboodle 
  whole  lot 
  whole  meal  bread 
  whole  meal  flour 
  whole  milk 
  whole  name 
  whole  note 
  whole  number 
  whole  rest 
  whole  shebang 
  whole  slew 
  whole  snipe 
  whole  step 
  whole  thing 
  whole  to  part  relation 
  whole  tone 
  whole  wheat  bread 
  whole  wheat  flour 
  whole  works 
  wholeheartedness 
  wholeness 
  wholesale 
  wholesale  house 
  wholesale  price  index 
  wholesaler 
  wholesomeness 
 
  Overview  of  noun  whole 
 
  The  noun  whole  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  whole  --  (all  of  something  including  all  its  component  elements  or  parts  "Europe  as  a  whole";  "the  whole  of  American  literature") 
  2.  whole,  whole  thing  unit  --  (an  assemblage  of  parts  that  is  regarded  as  a  single  entity;  "how  big  is  that  part  compared  to  the  whole?";  "the  repairman  simply  replaced  the  unit") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  whole 
 
  The  adj  whole  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (109)  whole  --  (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") 
  2.  whole  --  ((of  siblings)  having  the  same  parents;  "whole  brothers  and  sisters") 
  3.  hale,  whole  --  (exhibiting  or  restored  to  vigorous  good  health;  "hale  and  hearty";  "whole  in  mind  and  body";  "a  whole  person  again") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  whole 
 
  The  adv  whole  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  wholly,  entirely,  completely,  totally,  all  altogether,  whole  --  (to  a  complete  degree  or  to  the  full  or  entire  extent;  "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";  (`whole'  is  often  used  informally  for  `wholly'  as  in  "a  whole  new  idea")) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  whole 
 
  3  senses  of  whole 
 
  Sense  1 
  whole  (vs.  fractional) 
 
  fractional  (vs.  whole) 
  =>  aliquot 
  =>  component(postnominal),  constituent(postnominal) 
  =>  divisional 
  =>  down 
  =>  fragmental,  fragmentary 
  =>  half(postnominal) 
  =>  halfway 
  =>  part(postnominal) 
  =>  quarter(postnominal) 
  =>  semi 
  =>  third(postnominal) 
  =>  three-quarter 
 
  Sense  2 
  whole  (vs.  half) 
 
  half  (vs.  whole) 
 
  Sense  3 
  hale,  whole 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  healthy)  ->  unhealthy 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  whole 
 
  3  senses  of  whole 
 
  Sense  1 
  whole  (vs.  fractional) 
  =>  entire,  full,  total 
  =>  full-length 
  =>  full-page 
  =>  integral,  entire,  intact 
  =>  livelong 
  =>  undivided,  full 
  Also  See->  complete#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  whole  (vs.  half) 
 
  Sense  3 
  hale,  whole 
  =>  healthy  (vs.  unhealthy) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  whole 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  whole 
 
  Sense  1 
  whole  (vs.  fractional) 
  =>  integrity,  unity,  wholeness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  whole 
 
  whole  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  whole 
  as  a  whole 
  heart-whole 
  whole 
  whole-souled 
  whole-wheat 
  wholehearted 
  wholemeal 
  wholesale 
  wholesome 
 
  Overview  of  noun  whole 
 
  The  noun  whole  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  whole  --  (all  of  something  including  all  its  component  elements  or  parts  "Europe  as  a  whole";  "the  whole  of  American  literature") 
  2.  whole,  whole  thing  unit  --  (an  assemblage  of  parts  that  is  regarded  as  a  single  entity;  "how  big  is  that  part  compared  to  the  whole?";  "the  repairman  simply  replaced  the  unit") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  whole 
 
  The  adj  whole  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (109)  whole  --  (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") 
  2.  whole  --  ((of  siblings)  having  the  same  parents;  "whole  brothers  and  sisters") 
  3.  hale,  whole  --  (exhibiting  or  restored  to  vigorous  good  health;  "hale  and  hearty";  "whole  in  mind  and  body";  "a  whole  person  again") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  whole 
 
  The  adv  whole  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  wholly,  entirely,  completely,  totally,  all  altogether,  whole  --  (to  a  complete  degree  or  to  the  full  or  entire  extent;  "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";  (`whole'  is  often  used  informally  for  `wholly'  as  in  "a  whole  new  idea")) 

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