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entire
has definitions from the fields of zoology,botany
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[ adjective ] constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
Examples "an entire town devastated by an earthquake" "gave full attention" "a total failure" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Ralph_Houk , successor to Casey_Stengel at the Yankee helm , plans to bring the entire New_York squad here from St._Petersburg , including Joe_Dimaggio and large crowds are anticipated for both weekend games . ("Editorials"...)He seems to have at_least a_few 30 - and 50 - megaton_bombs on_hand , since we cannot assume that he has exploded his entire stock . (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)And even as she , having indeed a husband , Adam , but being nevertheless as_yet a virgin , having become disobedient , was made the cause of death , both to herself and to the entire human_race ; so also did Mary , having a man betrothed [ to her ] , and being nevertheless a virgin , by yielding obedience , become the cause of salvation , both to herself and the whole human_race '' . (Mr. America, 4:6...)As you can see , in this Push-Pull_Super_Set the entire chest back shoulder area is vigorously exercised in alternate sectors by alternate exercises , so the complete torso remains pumped-up all_the_time ! By this time Henri 's entire chest back - lat shoulder area is pumped-up to almost bursting point , and Claude takes time to do a_bit more pectoral front deltoid shaping work . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged
Examples "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime" "fought to keep the union intact" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Another source of NBC pride was its rare film_clip of Bix_Beiderbecke , but this view of the great trumpeter flew_by so fast that a prolonged wink would have blotted_out the entire glimpse . (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)This seems somewhat shortsighted since if the absolute educational qualifications for membership which the organizations profess are ever enforced , the educator will have the molding of the entire profession in his hands . (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)After another treatment with the machine , he told her that `` her entire body was shot_through with tumors and cysts '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes
Used in print (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)The entire concept of cerebral imagery as the physical basis of a mental_image can find no logical support . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (used of domestic animals) sexually competent
Synonyms Examples "an entire horse" Related terms |
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