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ENTIRE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Uncastrated adult male horse
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("entire" is a kind of...):
male horse (the male of species Equus caballus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "entire"):
stud; studhorse (adult male horse kept for breeding)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
Example:
a total failure
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
whole (including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete)
Derivation:
entireness (the state of being total and complete)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged
Example:
fought to keep the union intact
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
whole (including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete)
Derivation:
entireness (the state of being total and complete)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(used of domestic animals) sexually competent
Example:
an entire horse
Synonyms:
entire; intact
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
uncastrated (not castrated)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
smooth (of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth)
Context examples:
Thus scientists can now sequence entire viral genomes.
(Algal Virus Infects, Affects Humans, NIH)
In Nature, an NIAID-based team described the atomic-level structure of the entire pre-fusion Env trimer.
(The Structure and Dynamics of HIV Surface Spikes, NIH)
"How trees take up, transport and evaporate water can influence societally important extreme events, like severe droughts, that affect people and entire cities."
(How trees affect the weather, National Science Foundation)
In the first-ever sequencing of the entire octopus genome, researchers discovered unusual features that shed light on octopus evolution and biology, and set the stage for future studies on complex nervous system development.
(First-ever octopus genome sequenced, NSF)
Next morning the king had the entire town searched for his daughter’s shoe.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
The people, the flowers, the food, and wine—the entire atmosphere—is likely to be quite heavenly.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The Monkeys were as prompt as ever, and in a few moments the entire band stood before her.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
They estimated that the solid, iron core is about 1,260 miles (about 2,000 kilometers) wide and makes up about half of Mercury’s entire core (about 2,440 miles, or nearly 4,000 kilometers, wide).
(A Closer Look at Mercury’s Spin and Gravity Reveals the Planet’s Inner Solid Core, NASA)
To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent.
(ALL, NCI Thesaurus)
The disease might affect one or several bones, but not your entire skeleton.
(Paget's Disease of Bone, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
