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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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