American Dictionary
Definition whole in American English
whole
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/hoʊl/
Example
Add three whole eggs plus two additional yolks.
3
used for emphasizing what you are saying
Synonyms and related words

Related Words
Words related to whole:
a (whole) gob of something (phrase)
a different ball game (phrase)
as a whole (phrase)
go whole hog (phrase)
on the whole (phrase)
the (whole) works (phrase)
the whole ball of wax (phrase)
the whole enchilada (phrase)
the whole nine yards (phrase)
the whole of (phrase)
the whole point (phrase)
the whole shooting match (phrase)
the whole time (phrase)
the whole... (phrase)
whole (adjective)
whole (noun)
whole (adverb)
whole language learning (noun)
whole note (noun)
whole number (noun)
whole wheat (adjective)