6
PHRASE
You use
on the whole
to indicate that what you are saying is true in general but may not be true in every case, or that you are giving a general opinion or summary of something. □
entire:
total:
complete:
full:
whole|food
/hoʊ
lfuːd/ (wholefoods
) N‑VAR
Wholefoods
are foods which have not been processed much and which have not had artificial ingredients added. [mainly BRIT
] □
whole|grains
/hoʊ
lgre
I
nz/ also
whole grains
The forms
wholegrain
and
whole-grain
are used as modifiers.
N‑PLURAL
Wholegrains
are the grains of cereals such as wheat and maize that have not been processed. □
whole|hearted
/hoʊ
lhɑː
r
t
I
d/ also
whole-hearted
ADJ
If you support or agree to something in a
wholehearted
way, you support or agree to it enthusiastically and completely. [EMPHASIS
] □
whole|meal /hoʊ lmiːl/
1
ADJ
[usu ADJ
n]
Wholemeal
flour is made from the complete grain of the wheat plant, including the outer part.
Wholemeal
bread or pasta is made from wholemeal flour. [BRIT
] □
whole|ness
/hoʊ
lnəs/ N‑UNCOUNT
Wholeness
is the quality of being complete or a single unit and not broken or divided into parts. □
who le note (whole notes ) N‑COUNT A whole note is a musical note that has a time value equal to two half notes. [AM ] in BRIT, use semibreve
who le nu m|ber (whole numbers ) N‑COUNT A whole number is an exact number such as 1, 7, and 24, as opposed to a number with fractions or decimals.
whole|sale /hoʊ lse I l/
1
N‑UNCOUNT
[usu N
n]
Wholesale
is the activity of buying and selling goods in large quantities and therefore at cheaper prices, usually to shopkeepers who then sell them to the public. Compare
retail
. [BUSINESS
] □
2
ADV
[ADV
after v] If something is sold
wholesale
, it is sold in large quantities and at cheaper prices, usually to shopkeepers. [BUSINESS
] □ [+
3
ADJ
[ADJ
n] You use
wholesale
to describe the destruction, removal, or changing of something when it affects a very large number of things or people. [EMPHASIS
] □
whole|sal|er /hoʊ lse I lə r / (wholesalers ) N‑COUNT A wholesaler is a person whose business is buying large quantities of goods and selling them in smaller amounts, for example to shops. [BUSINESS ]
whole|sal|ing /hoʊ lse I l I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Wholesaling is the activity of buying or selling goods in large amounts, especially in order to sell them in shops or supermarkets. Compare retailing . [BUSINESS ]
whole|some /hoʊ lsəm/