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whale

 
pronunciation:
weIl
parts of speech:
noun, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition: a very large mammal that lives in the water. Most kinds of whales live in the ocean. They have a body shaped like a dolphin or porpoise, flippers for front limbs, and a flat, triangular tail. Some kinds of whales have teeth; others feed with baleen.
 
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: whales, whaling, whaled
definition: to hunt whales.
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The words whale and wail (a loud cry) sound alike but have different meanings.
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  mammal, ocean