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English to English adjective
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including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete |  | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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(of siblings) having the same parents | | Example: whole brothers and sisters
source: wordnet30
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Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar system; the whole army; the whole nation. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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not injured | | source: wordnet30
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exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health | | Example: hale and hearty
whole in mind and body
a whole person again
source: wordnet30
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acting together as a single undiversified whole | | Example: a solid voting bloc
source: wordnet30 adverb
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30 noun
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all of something including all its component elements or parts | | Example: Europe considered as a whole
the whole of American literature
source: wordnet30
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an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | | Example: how big is that part compared to the whole?
the team is a unit
source: wordnet30
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The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself. | | source: webster1913
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