1
ADJ
If you describe something as
wholesome
, you approve of it because you think it is likely to have a positive influence on people's behaviour or mental state, especially because it does not involve anything sexually immoral. [APPROVAL
] □
2
ADJ
If you describe food as
wholesome
, you approve of it because you think it is good for your health. [APPROVAL
] □
whole|wheat /hoʊ l h wiːt/ also whole wheat
1
ADJ
[usu ADJ
n]
Wholewheat
flour is made from the complete grain of the wheat plant, including the outer part.
Wholewheat
bread or pasta is made from wholewheat flour. □
2
N‑UNCOUNT
Wholewheat
means wholewheat bread or wholewheat flour. □
who'll /huː l, huːl/ Who'll is a spoken form of 'who will' or 'who shall'.
whol|ly
/hoʊ
lli/ ADV
[ADV
adj] You use
wholly
to emphasize the extent or degree to which something is the case. [EMPHASIS
] □
who
lly-o
wned sub|si
di|ary
(wholly-owned subsidiaries
) N‑COUNT
A
wholly-owned subsidiary
is a company whose shares are all owned by another company. [BUSINESS
] □
whom
◆◆◇ /huː
m/
Whom
is used in formal or written English instead of 'who' when it is the object of a verb or preposition.
1
PRON
You use
whom
in questions when you ask about the name or identity of a person or group of people. □
2
CONJ
You use
whom
after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause where you talk about the name or identity of a person or a group of people. □
3
PRON
You use
whom
at the beginning of a relative clause when specifying the person or group of people you are talking about or when giving more information about them. □
whom|ever /huːme və r / CONJ Whomever is a formal word for whoever when it is the object of a verb or preposition.
whoop / h wuː p, [AM ] huː p/ (whoops , whooping , whooped )
1
VERB
If you
whoop
, you shout loudly in a very happy or excited way. [WRITTEN
] □ [V
]
2 → see also whoops
whoo|pee
/
h
wʊpiː
/ EXCLAM
People sometimes shout '
whoopee
' when they are very happy or excited. [INFORMAL
, FEELINGS
] □
whoop|ing cough /huː p I ŋ kɒf, [AM ] - kɔːf/ N‑UNCOUNT Whooping cough is a serious infectious disease which causes people to cough and make a loud noise when they breathe in.
whoops
/
h
wʊ
ps/ EXCLAM
You say '
whoops
' to indicate that there has been a slight accident or mistake, or to apologize to someone for it. [INFORMAL
, FEELINGS
] □
whoosh / h wʊ ʃ, [AM ] hwuː ʃ/ (whooshes , whooshing , whooshed )
1
EXCLAM
People sometimes say '
whoosh
' when they are emphasizing the fact that something happens very suddenly or very fast. [EMPHASIS
] □
2
VERB
If something
whooshes
somewhere, it moves there quickly or suddenly. [INFORMAL
] □ [V
adv/prep]
whop|per / h wɒ pə r / (whoppers )