whole
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- pronunciation:
- hol
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
If you finished reading the whole book, it means that you finished reading all the parts of the book. You read it from beginning to end. If your baby sister sleeps through the whole night, she doesn't wake up at all during the night.
When my older brother is really hungry, he can eat a whole pizza.- synonyms:
- entire
- similar words:
- all, full, thorough, total
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| definition 2: |
When something is whole, it means that is has all the pieces or parts.
The jigsaw puzzle was whole an hour ago, but now it's in pieces again.- synonyms:
- complete, entire, total
- antonyms:
- partial
- similar words:
- all, full, thorough
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| definition 3: |
(informal) If you feel a whole lot better now, it means you feel very much better now. If you read a whole bunch of books over the summer, it means you read a great amount of books.
Jenna is okay, but I don't really like her a whole lot.Sam got a whole ton of presents for his birthday. I couldn't believe it. |
| related words: |
solid |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A whole is an entire or complete thing. If something has four parts, then four parts make up the whole.
Two halves equal a whole.Kevin's mom told him he could have half of the big cookie, but he wanted the whole.- antonyms:
- part
- similar words:
- all
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| derivation: |
wholeness (n.) |
The words
whole and
hole (an opening) sound alike but have different meanings.