All whale synonyms
whale
W w noun whale
- mammal β any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair, nourishing the young with milk from the mammary glands, and, with the exception of the egg-laying monotremes, giving birth to live young.
- porpoise β any of several small, gregarious cetaceans of the genus Phocoena, usually blackish above and paler beneath, and having a blunt, rounded snout, especially the common porpoise, P. phocoena, of both the North Atlantic and Pacific.
- baleen β whalebone
- beluga β a large white sturgeon, Acipenser (or Huso) huso, of the Black and Caspian Seas: a source of caviar and isinglass
- cetacean β Cetaceans are animals such as whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
- finback β any baleen whale of the genus Balaenoptera, having a prominent dorsal fin, especially B. physalus, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts; rorqual: an endangered species.
- grampus β a cetacean, Grampus griseus, of the dolphin family, widely distributed in northern seas.
- narwhal β a small arctic whale, Monodon monoceros, the male of which has a long, spirally twisted tusk extending forward from the upper jaw.
- orca β the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- rorqual β any of several whales of the genus Balaenoptera; finback.
- whopper β WarGames
- ceta β Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
- cete β a group of badgers
- orc β any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- sei β sei whale.
verb whale
- ko β a knockout in boxing.
- caning β a beating with a cane as a punishment
- trashed β intoxicated; drunk.
- ferule β a ring or cap, usually of metal, put around the end of a post, cane, or the like, to prevent splitting.
- disciplining β Present participle of discipline.
- leathering β Present participle of leather.
- slug β a hard blow or hit, especially with a fist or baseball bat.
- whacked β exhausted; tired out.
- birch β A birch or a birch tree is a type of tall tree with thin branches.
- flitch β the side of a hog (or, formerly, some other animal) salted and cured: a flitch of bacon.
- whomp β a loud, heavy blow, slap, bang, or the like: He fell with an awful whomp.
- flog β to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
- horsewhip β a whip for controlling horses.
- horsewhipping β Present participle of horsewhip.
- pummel β to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
- flail β an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
- tan β to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
- thresh β to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant or the like) by some mechanical means, as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine.
- ferruled β Having a ferrule.
- blubber β Blubber is the fat of whales, seals, and similar sea animals.
- flab β flabby flesh; unwanted fat: Daily exercise will get rid of the flab around your waist.
- whip β to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- lash β an ocean-going vessel equipped with special cranes and holds for lifting and stowing cargo-carrying barges that can be sailed up inland waterways or into port facilities from offshore.
- larrup β to beat or thrash.
- whaling β the work or industry of capturing and rendering whales; whale fishing.
- scourge β a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- disciplined β having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- beat β If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- pummelled β to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
- blub β If someone blubs, they cry because they are unhappy or frightened.
- whacking β large.
- flax β any plant of the genus Linum, especially L. usitatissimum, a slender, erect, annual plant having narrow, lance-shaped leaves and blue flowers, cultivated for its fiber and seeds.
- whop β to strike forcibly.
adjective whale
- mondo β a question to a student for which an immediate answer is demanded, the spontaneity of which is often illuminating.
- tremendous β extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.