ALL meanings of whale
whale
W w - noun plural whale any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, especially as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened. 1
- noun plural whale Informal. something big, great, or fine of its kind: I had a whale of a time in Europe. 1
- noun plural whale (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Cetus. 1
- verb without object whale to engage in whaling or whale fishing. 1
- verb whale to hit, thrash, or beat soundly. 1
- noun whale A very large marine mammal with a streamlined hairless body, a horizontal tail fin, and a blowhole on top of the head for breathing. 1
- countable noun whale Whales are very large mammals that live in the sea. 0
- noun whale any of the larger cetacean mammals, excluding dolphins, porpoises, and narwhals. They have flippers, a streamlined body, and a horizontally flattened tail and breathe through a blowhole on the top of the head 0
- noun whale any cetacean mammal 0
- noun whale a gambler who has the capacity to win and lose large sums of money in a casino 0
- verb whale to beat or thrash soundly 0
- noun whale any member of either of two orders (Mysticeta and Odontoceta) of aquatic mammals that breathe air, bear live young, and have front limbs that have been modified into flippers, and a flat, horizontal tail 0
- noun whale any of the larger members of these two groups, excluding the porpoises and dolphins (except for the killer whale) 0
- intransitive verb whale to engage in the work of hunting whales 0
- verb transitive whale to beat; whip; thrash 0
- noun whale Any of several species of large sea mammals of the order Cetacea. 0
- noun whale (figuratively) Something, or someone, that is very large. 0
- noun whale (gambling) (In a casino) a person who routinely bets at the maximum limit allowable. 0
- verb whale (Intransitive Verb) To hunt for whales. 0
- verb whale (Transitive Verb) To flog, to beat. 0