whole |
comprising the entire extent or amount. [8 definitions] |
whole grain |
unrefined wheat, corn, or other grain, from which the bran, or husk, and germ have not been removed, and which therefore contains more of the fiber and nutrients considered healthful than does refined grain. [2 definitions] |
whole-grain |
made partly or entirely with grain from which the bran and germ have not been removed. |
wholehearted |
without reservation; sincere and enthusiastic. |
whole milk |
milk from which no butterfat or other element has been removed. |
whole note |
a musical note that is four times longer in duration than a quarter note. |
whole number |
the number one and any number obtained by successively adding one to get the next number, and the number zero. |
wholesale |
the sale of goods in large quantity and at less than the price charged to customers buying in small amounts. (Cf. retail.) [6 definitions] |
wholesome |
promoting or resulting in general or moral well-being. [3 definitions] |
whole-wheat |
made with the whole grain of wheat, including the husk, or with flour made of the whole grain. |
who'll |
contracted form of "who will." |
wholly |
entirely; completely. [2 definitions] |
whom |
what person or persons (considered as the object of a verb or preposition). |
whomever |
whoever (considered as the object of a verb or preposition). |
whomp |
(informal) a loud heavy blow, slap, or the like. [3 definitions] |
whomsoever |
whomever (used for emphasis). |
whoop |
a loud, high-pitched shout or cry, such as a battle cry, or a cry of excitement, happiness, or enthusiasm. [8 definitions] |
whoop-de-do |
(informal) noisy or excited activity; commotion; hoopla. |
whoopee |
used to express excited happiness or the like. |
whooping cough |
an acute infectious respiratory disease particularly serious in children, marked by intense spasms of coughing and sometimes accompanied by a high-pitched sound as air in inhaled; pertussis. |
whooping crane |
a large North American bird, now rare, that has black and white plumage and a loud, whooping call. |