Phrase Hound found 154 phrases and 38 compound words that contain whole. The most common are listed below. Open whole in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 154
- whole-lifeRelating to life insurance cover that does not expire after a fixed term but rather lasts until the covered person's death.
- Whole Lot
- whole milkMilk from which none of its constituents (e.g. fat) have been removed.
- Whole World
- whole numberAn integer.
- whole-wheatOf flour, prepared from all the constituents of the wheat grain.
- Whole Story
- whole-timefull-time
- whole foodFood that is unprocessed and unrefined, or processed or refined as little as possible.
- whole numbersplural of whole number: An integer.
- whole bloodBlood taken directly from a human in which no components have been removed (which is common after blood donation).
- the whole worldEverybody; all the world.
- whole grainAlternative spelling of wholegrain: A cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.
- make wholeTo restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or otherwise favorable condition.
- Whole grains
- whole wide worldThe entire world; everybody, everywhere.
- Whole Truth
- committee of the wholeA meeting of a deliberative assembly according to modified procedural rules based on those of a committee.
- whole languageA method of teaching literacy that emphasises the recognition of words in an everyday context; often contrasted with phonics.
- whole noteA semibreve, a musical note four beats long in 4/4 time.
- whole stepAn interval equal to two half steps; a whole tone.
- whole notesplural of whole note: A semibreve, a musical note four beats long in 4/4 time.
- whole toneThe musical interval equal (exactly or approximately) to a frequency ratio of 8/7, 9/8, or 10/9, depending on the tuning system used. In meantone tunings (including twelve-tone equal temperament), there is only one whole tone, though …
- whole packageAll the elements constituting a whole or occurring as a unit.
- Whole PaycheckWhole Foods, an American supermarket chain.
Compound words 38
- healthThe state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
- holyDedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
- wholesaleThe sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.
- wholesomePromoting good physical health and well-being.
- wholenessThe quality of being whole.
- wholeheartedShowing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment; having no reservations.
- wholegrainA cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.
- wholemealContaining or made from the whole grain, including the bran.
- wholisticAlternative form of holistic: Related to holism.
- wholetailThe sale of products to end user at wholesale prices.