word-vault/dist/data/cards/wh/whole.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "whole",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "full; complete",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Let's forget the **whole thing**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Jenna was my best friend **in the whole world**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It seems I've spent my **whole life** travelling."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **whole family** will be there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "But that's not the **whole story**, is it?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He spent the whole day writing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We drank a whole bottle each."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I went through the whole process with them."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My whole body ached."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **whole country** *(= all the people in it)* mourned her death."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The school is keen to involve the whole community in this project."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wasn't telling the whole truth."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to emphasize how large or important something is",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm going to be talking about a **whole range** of things today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are going to have a **whole bunch** of people over tomorrow night."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't afford it—that's **the whole point**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We offer a whole variety of weekend breaks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think the whole idea is ridiculous."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "not broken or damaged",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Owls usually swallow their prey whole *(= without biting it into small pieces)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Peel the small onions, but leave them whole."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "(all) in one piece"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very much; a lot",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm feeling a whole lot better."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a large number or amount",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There were a whole lot of people I didn't know."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I lost a whole lot of money."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "everything; all of something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've sold the whole lot."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a completely different thing",
            "labels": "(US English, non-standard)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Now that's a whole 'nother question."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/həʊl/",
                "audio": "wh/whole/whole__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/həʊl/",
                "audio": "wh/whole/whole__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English hāl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heel and German heil, also to the verb hail (senses 1-3). The spelling with wh- (reflecting a dialect pronunciation with w-) first appeared in the 15th cent."
}