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All the wholeAll All, a. [OE. al, pl. alle, AS. eal, pl. ealle,
Northumbrian alle, akin to D. & OHG. al, Ger. all, Icel.
allr. Dan. al, Sw. all, Goth. alls; and perh. to Ir. and
Gael. uile, W. oll.]
1. The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or
degree of; the whole; the whole number of; any whatever;
every; as, all the wheat; all the land; all the year; all
the strength; all happiness; all abundance; loss of all
power; beyond all doubt; you will see us all (or all of
us).
Prove all things: hold fast that which is good. --1
Thess. v. 21.
2. Any. [Obs.] ``Without all remedy.' --Shak.
Note: When the definite article ``the,' or a possessive or a
demonstrative pronoun, is joined to the noun that all
qualifies, all precedes the article or the pronoun; as,
all the cattle; all my labor; all his wealth; all our
families; all your citizens; all their property; all
other joys.
Note: This word, not only in popular language, but in the
Scriptures, often signifies, indefinitely, a large
portion or number, or a great part. Thus, all the
cattle in Egypt died, all Judea and all the region
round about Jordan, all men held John as a prophet, are
not to be understood in a literal sense, but as
including a large part, or very great numbers.
3. Only; alone; nothing but.
I was born to speak all mirth and no matter. --Shak.
All the whole, the whole (emphatically). [Obs.] ``All the
whole army.' --Shak. BawhorseBawhorse Baw"horse`, n.
Same as Bathorse. Bewhore
Bewhore Be*whore", v. t.
1. To corrupt with regard to chastity; to make a whore of.
--J. Fletcher.
2. To pronounce or characterize as a whore. --Shak.
Blowhole
Blowhole Blow"hole`, n.
1. A cavern in a cliff, at the water level, opening to the
air at its farther extremity, so that the waters rush in
with each surge and rise in a lofty jet from the
extremity.
2. A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or
other cetacean.
Note: There are two spiracles or blowholes in the common
whales, but only one in sperm whales, porpoises, etc.
3. A hole in the ice to which whales, seals, etc., come to
breathe.
4. (Founding) An air hole in a casting.
Brewhouse
Brewhouse Brew"house`, n.
A house or building appropriated to brewing; a brewery.
By wholesaleWholesale Whole"sale`, n.
Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as
distinguished from retail.
By wholesale, in the mass; in large quantities; without
distinction or discrimination.
Some, from vanity or envy, despise a valuable book,
and throw contempt upon it by wholesale. --I. Watts. Committee of the wholeWhole Whole, n.
1. The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts;
totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a
thing complete in itself.
``This not the whole of life to live, Nor all of
death to die. --J.
Montgomery.
2. A regular combination of parts; a system.
Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole.
--Pope.
Committee of the whole. See under Committee.
Upon the whole, considering all things; taking everything
into account; in view of all the circumstances or
conditions.
Syn: Totality; total; amount; aggregate; gross. Gee whoaGee Gee, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Geed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Geeing.]
1. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq. or Prov. Eng.] --Forby.
2. [Cf. G. j["u], interj., used in calling to a horse, It.
gi[`o], F. dia, used to turn a horse to the left.] To turn
to the off side, or from the driver (i.e., in the United
States, to the right side); -- said of cattle, or a team;
used most frequently in the imperative, often with off, by
drivers of oxen, in directing their teams, and opposed to
haw, or hoi. [Written also jee.]
Note: In England, the teamster walks on the right-hand side
of the cattle; in the United States, on the left-hand
side. In all cases, however, gee means to turn from the
driver, and haw to turn toward him.
Gee ho, or Gee whoa. Same as Gee. Heart-wholeHeart-whole Heart"-whole`, a. [See Whole.]
1. Having the heart or affections free; not in love. --Shak.
2. With unbroken courage; undismayed.
3. Of a single and sincere heart.
If he keeps heart-whole towards his Master.
--Bunyan. hewholeYaffle Yaf"fle, n. [Probably imitative of its call or cry.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The European green woodpecker (Picus, or Genius, viridis).
It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also eccle,
hewhole, highhoe, laughing bird, popinjay, rain
bird, yaffil, yaffler, yaffingale, yappingale,
yackel, and woodhack. HewholeHewhole Hew"hole`, n. [Cf. Hickwall.] (Zo["o]l.)
The European green woodpecker. See Yaffle. Liege widowhoodLiege Liege (l[=e]j), a. [OE. lige, lege, F. lige, LL. ligius,
legius, liege, unlimited, complete, prob. of German origin;
cf. G. ledig free from bonds and obstacles, MHG. ledec,
ledic, lidic, freed, loosed, and Charta Ottonis de Benthem,
ann. 1253, ``ligius homo quod Teutonic[`e] dicitur
ledigman,' i. e., uni soli homagio obligatus, free from all
obligations to others; influenced by L. ligare to bind. G.
ledig perh. orig. meant, free to go where one pleases, and is
perh. akin to E. lead to conduct. Cf. Lead to guide.]
1. Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to
allegiance; as, a liege lord. --Chaucer.
She looked as grand as doomsday and as grave; And
he, he reverenced his liege lady there. --Tennyson.
2. Serving an independent sovereign or master; bound by a
feudal tenure; obliged to be faithful and loyal to a
superior, as a vassal to his lord; faithful; loyal; as, a
liege man; a liege subject.
3. (Old Law) Full; perfect; complete; pure. --Burrill.
Liege homage (Feudal Custom), that homage of one sovereign
or prince to another which acknowledged an obligation of
fealty and services.
Liege poustie [L. legitima potestas] (Scots Law), perfect,
i. e., legal, power; specif., having health requisite to
do legal acts.
Liege widowhood, perfect, i. e., pure, widowhood. [Obs.] Outwhore
Outwhore Out*whore", v. t.
To exceed in lewdness.
Slowhound
Slowhound Slow"hound`, n.
A sleuthhound. [R.]
The whole concernConcern Con*cern", n.
1. That which relates or belongs to one; business; affair.
The private concerns of fanilies. --Addison.
2. That which affects the welfare or happiness; interest;
moment.
Mysterious secrets of a high concern. --Roscommon.
3. Interest in, or care for, any person or thing; regard;
solicitude; anxiety.
O Marcia, let me hope thy kind concerns And gentle
wishes follow me to battle. --Addison.
4. (Com.) Persons connected in business; a firm and its
business; as, a banking concern.
The whole concern, all connected with a particular affair
or business.
Syn: Care; anxiety; solicitude; interest; regard; business;
affair; matter; moment. See Care. Tu-whoo
Tu-whit Tu-whit", Tu-whoo Tu-whoo", n. & interj.
Words imitative of the notes of the owl.
Thy tu-whits are lulled, I wot, Thy tu-whoos of
yesternight. --Tennyson.
UnwholeUnwhole Un*whole", a. [AS. unh[=a]l. See Un- not, and
Whole.]
Not whole; unsound. [Obs.] Upon the wholeWhole Whole, n.
1. The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts;
totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a
thing complete in itself.
``This not the whole of life to live, Nor all of
death to die. --J.
Montgomery.
2. A regular combination of parts; a system.
Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole.
--Pope.
Committee of the whole. See under Committee.
Upon the whole, considering all things; taking everything
into account; in view of all the circumstances or
conditions.
Syn: Totality; total; amount; aggregate; gross. War whoopWar War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal,
quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G.
wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps
to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic
origin. Cf. Guerrilla, Warrior.]
1. A contest between nations or states, carried on by force,
whether for defence, for revenging insults and redressing
wrongs, for the extension of commerce, for the acquisition
of territory, for obtaining and establishing the
superiority and dominion of one over the other, or for any
other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers;
declared and open hostilities.
Men will ever distinguish war from mere bloodshed.
--F. W.
Robertson.
Note: As war is the contest of nations or states, it always
implies that such contest is authorized by the monarch
or the sovereign power of the nation. A war begun by
attacking another nation, is called an offensive war,
and such attack is aggressive. War undertaken to repel
invasion, or the attacks of an enemy, is called
defensive.
2. (Law) A condition of belligerency to be maintained by
physical force. In this sense, levying war against the
sovereign authority is treason.
3. Instruments of war. [Poetic]
His complement of stores, and total war. --Prior.
4. Forces; army. [Poetic]
On their embattled ranks the waves return, And
overwhelm their war. --Milton.
5. The profession of arms; the art of war.
Thou art but a youth, and he is a man of war from
his youth. --1 Sam. xvii.
33.
6. a state of opposition or contest; an act of opposition; an
inimical contest, act, or action; enmity; hostility.
``Raised impious war in heaven.' --Milton.
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
but war was in his heart. --Ps. lv. 21.
Civil war, a war between different sections or parties of
the same country or nation.
Holy war. See under Holy.
Man of war. (Naut.) See in the Vocabulary.
Public war, a war between independent sovereign states.
War cry, a cry or signal used in war; as, the Indian war
cry.
War dance, a dance among savages preliminary to going to
war. Among the North American Indians, it is begun by some
distinguished chief, and whoever joins in it thereby
enlists as one of the party engaged in a warlike
excursion. --Schoolcraft.
War field, a field of war or battle.
War horse, a horse used in war; the horse of a cavalry
soldier; especially, a strong, powerful, spirited horse
for military service; a charger.
War paint, paint put on the face and other parts of the
body by savages, as a token of going to war. ``Wash the
war paint from your faces.' --Longfellow.
War song, a song of or pertaining to war; especially, among
the American Indians, a song at the war dance, full of
incitements to military ardor.
War whoop, a war cry, especially that uttered by the
American Indians. WhoaWhoa Whoa, interj.
Stop; stand; hold. See Ho, 2. Whobub
Whobub Who"bub, n.
Hubbub. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
Whoever
Whoever Who*ev"er, pron.
Whatever person; any person who; be or she who; any one who;
as, he shall be punished, whoever he may be. ``Whoever envies
or repines.' --Milton. ``Whoever the king favors.' --Shak.
WholeWhole Whole, n.
1. The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts;
totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a
thing complete in itself.
``This not the whole of life to live, Nor all of
death to die. --J.
Montgomery.
2. A regular combination of parts; a system.
Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole.
--Pope.
Committee of the whole. See under Committee.
Upon the whole, considering all things; taking everything
into account; in view of all the circumstances or
conditions.
Syn: Totality; total; amount; aggregate; gross. Whole-hoofed
Whole-hoofed Whole"-hoofed`, a.
Having an undivided hoof, as the horse.
Whole-length
Whole-length Whole"-length`, a.
Representing the whole figure; -- said of a picture or
statue. -- n. A portrait or statue representing the whole
figure.
Wholeness
Wholeness Whole"ness, n.
The quality or state of being whole, entire, or sound;
entireness; totality; completeness.
WholesaleWholesale Whole"sale`, n.
Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as
distinguished from retail.
By wholesale, in the mass; in large quantities; without
distinction or discrimination.
Some, from vanity or envy, despise a valuable book,
and throw contempt upon it by wholesale. --I. Watts. Wholesale
Wholesale Whole"sale`, a.
1. Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large
quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to
consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price.
2. Extensive and indiscriminate; as, wholesale slaughter. ``A
time for wholesale trust.' --Mrs. Humphry Ward.
Whole-souled
Whole-souled Whole"-souled`, a.
Thoroughly imbued with a right spirit; noble-minded; devoted.
Wholly
Wholly Whol"ly, adv.
1. In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely;
perfectly.
Nor wholly overcome, nor wholly yield. --Dryden.
2. To the exclusion of other things; totally; fully.
They employed themselves wholly in domestic life.
--Addison.
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