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whole
Including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
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adjective
Including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
“Gave his whole attention”
adjective
(of siblings) having the same parents
“Whole brothers and sisters”
adjective
Not injured or harmed
adjective
Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
“Hale and hearty”
adjective
Acting together as a single undiversified whole
“A solid voting bloc”
noun
All of something including all its component elements or parts
“Europe considered as a whole”
noun
An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
“How big is that part compared to the whole?”
adverb
To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely
“He was wholly convinced”
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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
Whole brothers and sisters
Hale and hearty
Whole in mind and body
A whole person again
A solid voting bloc
Europe considered as a whole
The whole of American literature
How big is that part compared to the whole?
The team is a unit
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
She felt right at home
He fell right into the trap
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