Entire
[ɪn'taɪə;en-] or [ɪn'taɪɚ]
Definition
(adj.) constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; 'an entire town devastated by an earthquake'; 'gave full attention'; 'a total failure' .
(adj.) (used of domestic animals) sexually competent; 'an entire horse' .
(adj.) (of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes .
Edited by Abraham--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Complete in all parts; undivided; undiminished; whole; full and perfect; not deficient; as, the entire control of a business; entire confidence, ignorance.
(a.) Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole; pure; faithful.
(a.) Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.
(a.) Having an evenly continuous edge, as a leaf which has no kind of teeth.
(a.) Not gelded; -- said of a horse.
(a.) Internal; interior.
(n.) Entirely.
(n.) A name originally given to a kind of beer combining qualities of different kinds of beer.
Inputed by Alan
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Whole, complete, perfect, undivided, unbroken, undiminished, unimpaired.[2]. Full, plenary, thorough, unalloyed.[3]. (Bot.) With even margins, not toothed, not notched.
Edited by Fergus
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Whole, complete, unimpaired, total, perfect, all, full, solid, integral,undiminished
ANT:Partial, broken, impaired, incomplete
Typist: Sanford
Definition
adj. whole: complete: unmingled: not castrated specially of a horse.—n. the whole: completeness: a stallion: porter or stout as delivered from the brewery.—adv. Entire′ly.—ns. Entire′ness Entire′ty completeness: the whole.—In its entirety in its completeness.
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Examples
- The pouring of the entire house is accomplished in about six hours, and then the molds are left undisturbed for six days, in order that the concrete may set and harden. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Issus would wipe out your entire breed an' you ever came within sight of her temple. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Soon the entire party had landed where stood Professor Porter, Mr. Philander and the weeping Esmeralda. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- But immediately afterwards the armature springs backward and makes contact at _P_ and the entire operation is repeated. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The entire community surrounded us, leaving a clear space about one hundred feet in diameter for our battle. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Garland, of the 4th infantry, was the brigade commander, and on this occasion commanded the entire marching force. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- This announcement broke up further conversation, and the entire party went out to the waiting automobiles. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The quarters were small, the staff was composed of two men, and the entire work was confined to making photographs of the cars and parts for advertising literature. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Mr. Lake developed an instrument suited to this purpose and one which gave a simultaneous view of the entire horizon. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This enabled the enemy to bring almost his entire strength into the field. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Consoling her, my own sorrows were assuaged; my sincerity won her entire conviction. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- That the power, and consequently the security of the monarchy, may not be weakened by division, it must descend entire to one of the children. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Though at first confined to a length of 800 feet, the slide extended to include the entire basin south of Gold Hill, or a length of about 3,000 feet. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- When I adverted to the question of their entire separation, she replied: Be it so! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The floors of the entire plant are scrubbed at least once a week, with hot water and a strong solution of alkali, which removes the grease. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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