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   Whole

   /hōl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. all of; entire: "he spent the whole day walking" Similar entirecompletefulltotalunabridgedfull-lengthuncutuncondensedunexpurgatedunreducedundividedOpposite partialincomplete
   • ▪ used to emphasize a large extent or number: "whole shelves in libraries are devoted to the subject"
   • 2. in an unbroken or undamaged state; in one piece: "owls usually swallow their prey whole" Similar intactin one piecesoundunbrokenunimpairedundamagedunharmedunhurtuntoucheduninjuredunscathedunmutilatedinviolateflawlessfaultlessunmarkedunspoiledperfectmintpristineOpposite in piecesbroken
   • ▪ (of milk, blood, or other substances) with no part removed: "puddings made with whole milk"
   • ▪ healthy: "all people should be whole in body, mind, and spirit"

   noun

   • 1. a thing that is complete in itself: "the subjects of the curriculum form a coherent whole" Similar entityunitbodypiecediscrete itemensemblecombinationpackageconglomerationobjecttotalityentiretyunity
   • 2. all of something: "the effects will last for the whole of his life" Similar allevery parteverythingthe lotthe sumthe sum totalthe aggregate

   adverb

   • 1. used to emphasize the novelty or distinctness of something: informal "the man who's given a whole new meaning to the term “cowboy.”"

   Word Origin Old Englishhāl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heel and German heil, also to hail2. The spelling with wh- (reflecting a dialect pronunciation with w-) first appeared in the 15th century.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • W

     4

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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