Definition: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
Usage: how big is that part compared to the whole?; the team is a unit
Main entry: whole
Definition: all of something including all its component elements or parts
Usage: Europe considered as a whole; the whole of American literature
Main entry: whole
Definition: including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
Usage: 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
Main entry: whole
Definition: (of siblings) having the same parents
Usage: whole brothers and sisters
Main entry: whole, solid, unanimous
Definition: acting together as a single undiversified whole
Usage: a solid voting bloc
Definition: exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
Usage: hale and hearty; whole in mind and body; a whole person again
Main entry: unharmed, unhurt, unscathed, whole
Definition: not injured
Main entry: all, altogether, totally, entirely, completely, whole, wholly
Definition: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
Usage: 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