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1. (n.) whale
any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, esp. as distinguished from the smaller dolphins, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a horizontally flattened head.
2. whale
something big, great, or fine of its kind:
I had a whale of a time in Europe.
3. whale
(cap.) the constellation Cetus.
4. (v.i.) whale
to engage in whaling or whale fishing.
5. (v.i.) whale
to hit, thrash, or beat soundly.
Etymology: (1780–90; orig. uncert.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) giant, hulk, heavyweight, whale
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
2. (verb) whale
any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
3. (verb) whale
hunt for whales
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1. (noun) whale
a very large fish-like mammal that lives in the ocean
whale hunting
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| Definition of 'whale' |
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1. (noun) whale
any aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, especially any one of the large species, some of which become nearly one hundred feet long. Whales are hunted chiefly for their oil and baleen, or whalebone
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Sense: a type of very large mammal that lives in the sea.
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 Afrikaans: walvis |
 Arabic: حوت |
 Bulgarian: кит |
 Brazilian: baleia |
 Czech: velryba |
 German: der Wal |
 Danish: hval |
 Greek: φάλαινα |
 Spanish: ballena |
 Estonian: vaal |
 Farsi: وال |
 Finnish: valas |
 French: baleine |
 Hebrew: לִוויָתָן |
 Hindi: समुद्र में रहने वाला अत्य |
 Croatian: kit |
 Hungarian: bálna |
 Indonesian: paus |
 Icelandic: hvalur |
 Italian: balena |
 Japanese: 鯨 |
 Korean: 고래 |
 Lithuanian: banginis |
 Latvian: valis |
 Malay: ikan paus |
 Dutch: walvis |
 Norwegian: hval |
 Polish: wieloryb |
 Portuguese: baleia |
 Romanian: balenă |
 Russian: кит |
 Slovak: veľryba |
 Slovenian: kit |
 Serbian: kit |
 Swedish: val |
 Thai: ปลาวาฬ |
 Turkish: balina |
 Taiwanese: 鯨 |
 Ukrainian: кит |
 Urdu: وہیل |
 Vietnamese: cá voi |
 Chinese: 鲸 |
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