Whole

noun

/həʊl/

Word Frequency: 176.8

Definitions

1.nounSomething complete, without any parts missing.

"This variety of fascinating details didn't fall together into an enjoyable, coherent whole."

2.nounAn entirety.

3.adjectiveEntire, undivided.

"I ate a whole fish."

4.adjectiveSound, uninjured, healthy.

"He is of whole mind, but the same cannot be said about his physical state."

5.adjective(of food) From which none of its constituents has been removed.

"whole wheat; whole milk"

6.adjectiveAs yet unworked.

7.adverbIn entirety; entirely; wholly.

"I ate a fish whole!"

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