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whale 1 W0008500 (wāl, hwāl)n.1. a. Any of various marine mammals of the order Cetacea; a cetacean.b. Any of various larger members of this order, including the blue whale, humpback whale, and right whale, in contrast to the porpoises and dolphins.2. Informal An impressive example: a whale of a story.intr.v. whaled, whal·ing, whales To engage in the hunting of whales. [Middle English, from Old English hwæl.]
whale 2 W0008500 (wāl, hwāl)v. whaled, whal·ing, whales v.tr.1. To strike or hit repeatedly and forcefully; thrash.2. To strike or hit (a ball) with great force.v.intr.1. To strike or hit a person or thing repeatedly and forcefully: whaled away at the plaster wall with a mallet.2. To swing at a ball with great effort, especially repeatedly.3. To attack vehemently: The poet whaled away at the critics. [Origin unknown.]
Whales W0013900 (wālz, hwālz), Bay of An inlet of the Ross Sea in the Ross Ice Shelf of Antarctica. It has been used as a base for Antarctic expeditions since 1911.Whales (ʰweɪlz, weɪlz) n. Bay of, an inlet of the Ross Sea, in Antarctica: location of Little America. IdiomsSeewhalewhales
whaleslike kicking dead whales down the beachWhales Related to Whales: Humpback Whales, Sperm Whales Whales is not available in the list of acronyms. Check:- general English dictionary
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