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If something is w____, it is in one piece and is not broken or damaged .If something is whole, it is in one piece and is not broken or damaged .Much of the temple was ruined, but the front was whole, as well as a large hall behind it.I struck the glass with my fist with all my might; yet it remained whole.Small bones should be avoided as the dog may swallow them whole and risk internal injury. otherquantifierIf you refer to the whole of something, you mean all of it.Early in the eleventh century the whole of England was conquered by the Vikings.I was cold throughout the whole of my body....the whole of August.He'd been observing her the whole trip.We spent the whole summer in Italy that year.nounA whole is a single thing which contains several different parts.An atom itself is a complete whole, with its electrons, protons and neutrons.Taken as a percentage of the whole, the mouth has to be a fairly minor body part.adjectiveIf something is whole, it is in one piece and is not broken or damaged .Much of the temple was ruined, but the front was whole, as well as a large hall behind it.I struck the glass with my fist with all my might; yet it remained whole.Small bones should be avoided as the dog may swallow them whole and risk internal injury.adverbYou use whole to emphasize what you are saying .It was like seeing a whole different side of somebody.His father had helped invent a whole new way of doing business.That saved me a whole bunch of money.There's a whole group of friends he doesn't want you to meet. B1

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whole wholes

query	If something is w____, it is in one piece and is not broken or damaged .If something is whole, it is in one piece and is not broken or damaged . Much of the temple was ruined, but the front was whole, as well as a large hall behind it. I struck the glass with my fist with all my might; yet it remained whole. Small bones should be avoided as the dog may swallow them whole and risk internal injury.
word	whole
full-definition	other quantifier If you refer to the whole of something, you mean all of it. Early in the eleventh century the whole of England was conquered by the Vikings. I was cold throughout the whole of my body. ...the whole of August. He'd been observing her the whole trip. We spent the whole summer in Italy that year. noun A whole is a single thing which contains several different parts. An atom itself is a complete whole, with its electrons, protons and neutrons. Taken as a percentage of the whole, the mouth has to be a fairly minor body part. adjective If something is whole, it is in one piece and is not broken or damaged . Much of the temple was ruined, but the front was whole, as well as a large hall behind it. I struck the glass with my fist with all my might; yet it remained whole. Small bones should be avoided as the dog may swallow them whole and risk internal injury. adverb You use whole to emphasize what you are saying . It was like seeing a whole different side of somebody. His father had helped invent a whole new way of doing business. That saved me a whole bunch of money. There's a whole group of friends he doesn't want you to meet.
inflections	wholes
cefr-level	B1

Piece Broken Damaged I Temple Ruined Front Large