whole
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- pronunciation:
- hol
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- phrases:
- on the whole
- features:
- Homophone Note
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
having the entire amount or length.
She stayed awake the whole night.- synonyms:
- entire
- similar words:
- all, full, thorough, total
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definition 2: |
having all the pieces or complete parts.
The puzzle was whole an hour ago, but now it's in pieces again.- synonyms:
- complete, entire, total
- antonyms:
- incomplete, partial
- similar words:
- all, full, thorough
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definition 3: |
all in one piece; not divided.
The snake swallowed the whole frog at once.- synonyms:
- intact
- similar words:
- complete, total
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related words: |
solid |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
all the pieces or parts of a thing; the entire amount of a thing.
I gave him the whole of my coin collection.- synonyms:
- total
- antonyms:
- part
- similar words:
- all, amount, gross, sum
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definition 2: |
an entire or complete thing.
He settled for half but would have rather had the whole.- antonyms:
- constituent, fraction, part
- similar words:
- all
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phrase: |
on the whole |
derivation: |
wholeness (n.) |
The words
whole and
hole (an opening) sound alike but have different meanings.