noun
definition
Something complete, without any parts missing.
example
This variety of fascinating details didn't fall together into an enjoyable, coherent whole.
definition
An entirety.
adjective
definition
Entire, undivided.
example
I ate a whole fish.
definition
Sound, uninjured, healthy.
example
He is of whole mind, but the same cannot be said about his physical state.
definition
(of food) From which none of its constituents has been removed.
example
whole wheat; whole milk
definition
As yet unworked.
adverb
definition
In entirety; entirely; wholly.
example
I ate a fish whole!
Examples of whole in a Sentence
I wish the whole world were like that!
You'd have to know the whole story.
This whole thing is crazy.
The whole truth didn't sound nearly as bad as part of the conversation.
I have eaten food pretty much my whole life.
Her whole body trembled.
I've been afraid of losing him my whole life.
He sighed and rubbed his head as though the whole idea gave him a headache.
I'll stop the whole thing before I'll do that.
I called Mary to see if you were there and she filled me in on the whole thing.
I read the whole account online.
A long time ago, there was a battle so horrible it threatened to destroy the whole universe.
My whole name is Zebediah; but folks just call me 'Zeb.'
They haven't defeated us yet, and Jim is worth a whole army.
You are staying the whole evening, I hope?
He spent the whole evening trying to save my soul.
I can vouch for myself but going out on the limb for someone else is a whole different ball game.
The whole thing only lasted a minute before the damn phone rang.
The paper cancelled the whole thing the next week.
Her whole body deflated at his mocking tone.
This was an electrifying discovery to the whole world.
She looked down, both thrilled by the idea of an eternity with the man who made her feel whole and horrified at what her father told her.
She was going to say that the bitter note in her tone was for someone who had betrayed her, but the whole world didn't need to know about their shame.
He'd been on thin ice with this whole subject since the beginning.
The city was far away, and the slaves must walk the whole distance.
Certainly, you don't want the whole world to know where you were last night.
Next morning it was I who waked the whole family with my first "Merry Christmas!"
After that Princess Mary did not see her father for a whole week.
If there wasn't so much else happening, I'd think the whole business was funny.
He.s kinda got a whole bunch of people to worry about.
Of course, this whole day is a secret.
You lied to me the whole time.
Smolensk was abandoned contrary to the wishes of the Emperor and of the whole people.
And God kept multiplying and multiplying 'em and feeding this whole field of people, like at a rock concert.
It doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
I stood the whole evening.
I'm so sick of this whole better-than-thou attitude you all have! she snapped, facing him with her hands on her hips.
You aren't surviving day-to-day anymore as you have your whole life, and for the first time, you're fighting for something other than you.
The whole of the Andamans and the outlying islands were completely surveyed topographically by the Indian Survey Department under Colonel Hobday in 1883-1886, and the surrounding seas were charted by Commander Carpenter in 1888-1889.
The whole top of the building --where the hostel was housed --was on fire.
He stood in front of the glass French doors of the balcony, taking up the whole space with his massive frame and heavy trench coat.
His revenge was all that would make him whole again.
His whole body shaking, he tried to calm himself and withdrew, wanting to wipe away the taint of Sasha.s blood from his clothing and skin.
She led them into Kris.s room again and slammed the door, vaguely pissed at the Ancient for having the only door that locked in the whole castle.
His whole face had changed upon seeing his nishani and children, had gone from tired to hopeful.
You want me … to walk away from everything I know, my family … I knew it was possible, but I didn't think I'd have a chance to go home at all … but still, I couldn't leave a whole planet to die!
You could stick the junk in a box and mail it a whole lot cheaper than having them fly out here.
You write a whole series of 'A's" and 'B's" and so forth.
Then he added, I don't know a whole lot about her.
Then, as soon as it was quite a while, she'd start the whole business over again!