WHALE

Meaning of WHALE in English

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: whaled ; whal · ing

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: circa 1790

1 : LASH , THRASH

2 : to strike or hit vigorously

3 : to defeat soundly

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

WHALE — I Any of dozens of species of exclusively aquatic mammal s found in oceans, seas, rivers, and estuaries worldwide but …
Английский словарь Британика
WHALE — I. ˈhwāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl; also ˈwā- noun ( plural whale or whales ) Usage: often attributive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHALE — whale 1 /hwayl, wayl/ , n. , pl. whales , ( esp. collectively ) whale , v. , whaled, whaling …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHALE — I. ˈhwāl, ˈwāl noun ( plural whales ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæl; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHALE — [whale] n, pl whales often attrib [ME, fr. OE hwael; akin to OHG hwal whale and perh. to L squalus …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHALE — any of several species of exclusively aquatic mammals who, along with the porpoises and dolphins, constitute the order Cetacea (see …
Britannica English vocabulary
WHALE — / weɪl; NAmE / noun a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a very large …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHALE — I. whale 1 /weɪl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwæl ] 1 . a very …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHALE — n. (pl. same or whales) any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, having a streamlined body and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHALE — n. (pl. same or whales) any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, having a streamlined body and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHALE — 1. n. (pl. same or whales) any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, having a streamlined body …
Oxford English vocab
WHALE — ( whales) 1. Whales are very large mammals that live in the sea. N-COUNT see also killer whale , sperm …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHALE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHALE — [noun] [C] - a very large sea mammalIf you have a whale of a time you enjoy yourself very much.We …
Cambridge English vocab
WHALE — n. white whale baleen whale blue whale fin whale razorback whale finback whale humpback whale killer whale pilot whale right …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WHALE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ beached , stranded ( esp. BrE ) … OF WHALES ▪ pod , school VERB + WHALE ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WHALE — As to the signification of the Hebrew terms tan and tannin, variously rendered in the Authorized Version by "dragon," "whale," …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
WHALE — I 1. сущ. 1) кит to harpoon a whale ≈ забить кита гарпуном blue whale ≈ голубой кит white whale …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHALE — whale.ogg _I 1. weıl n 1. зоол. кит ( Cetacea ) bull whale - кит-самец cow whale - самка кита …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHALE — I whale сущ.1) зоол. кит to harpoon a whale — забить кита гарпуном white whale — белый кит grey whale …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHALE — _I 1. weıl n 1. зоол. кит ( Cetacea ) bull whale - кит-самец cow whale - самка кита whale …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHALE — I weɪl 1. сущ. 1) зоол. кит to harpoon a whale — забить кита гарпуном white whale — белый кит …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WHALE — I [¦ўЎ®] whale.wav 1. сущ. 1) зоол. кит to harpoon a whale — забить кита гарпуном white whale — белый кит grey whale — серый …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WHALE — кит; pl китообразные (Cetacea) - Arctic right whale - Arctic whale - Arnoux's beaked whale - Atlantic beaked whale - Atlantic right whale - Baird's beaked …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
WHALE — кит; pl китообразные ( Cetacea ) - Arctic right whale - Arctic whale - Arnoux's beaked whale - Atlantic beaked …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
WHALE — _I 1. _n. 1> кит; bull whale - кит-самец; cow whale - самка кита 2> a whale of - _собир. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WHALE — I 1. n. 1. кит; bull whale - кит-самец; cow whale - самка кита 2. a whale of - собир. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WHALE — _I weɪl 1. _n. 1> кит; bull whale кит-самец; cow whale самка кита 2> a whale of _разг. что-л. огромное, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WHALE — кит - whaleback vessel - whalebоаt - whale back vessel - whale bоаt - whale catcher - whale factory - …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
WHALE — whale n AmE sl 1. She's getting to be such a whale Она настоящая корова 2. He's getting to be …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
WHALE — I 1. сущ. 1) кит to harpoon a whale ≈ забить кита гарпуном blue whale ≈ голубой кит white whale …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHALE — County: Cumbria Post Code: CA10
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
WHALE — balen (-ero, -bot, osse de -)
English interlingue dictionary
WHALE — balyena
English-Visayan vocabulary
WHALE — I. noun (plural ~s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæl; akin to Old High German hwal …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHALE — (n.) Any aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, especially any one of the large species, some of which become nearly …
Английский словарь Webster
WHALE — ( n. ) Any aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, especially any one of the large species, some of which …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHALE — v. hunt whales; thrash, hit repeatedly; attack with criticism
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHALE — n. very large sea mammal with an air spout on the top of the head
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHALE — noun any aquatic mammal of the order cetacea, especially any one of the large species, some of which become nearly …
Webster English vocab
WHALE — n. white whale baleen whale beaked whale blue whale bowhead whale fin whale gray whale humpback whale killer whale minke …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHALE — n. Function: intransitive verb Inflected Form: whaled ; whal · ing Date: 1700 : to engage in whale fishing
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHALE — n. Pronunciation: ' hw ā l, ' w ā l Function: noun Inflected Form: plural whales Usage: often attrib Etymology: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHALE — ~ 1 ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a very large marine mammal with a horizontal tail fin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHALE — whale BrE AmE weɪ ə l hweɪ ə l ▷ whales weɪ ə lz hweɪ ə lz ▶ ˈ whale …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHALE — v.tr. esp. US colloq. beat, thrash. [var. of WALE]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHALE — v.tr. esp. US colloq. beat, thrash. [ var. of WALE ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHALE — (~s) 1. Whales are very large mammals that live in the sea. N-COUNT see also killer ~ , sperm ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHALE — n. Any of dozens of species of exclusively aquatic mammal s found in oceans, seas, rivers, and estuaries worldwide but …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WHALE — Synonyms and related words : Loch Ness monster, alevin, angle, bait the hook, baste, bastinado, beat, belabor, belt, benthon, benthos, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHALE — n. Function: verb Synonyms: WHIP 1, flagellate, flog, hide, ||larrup, lash, scourge, stripe, thrash, ||wear out
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WHALE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: GIANT , behemoth, leviathan, mammoth, monster
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WHALE — I. noun Synonyms: giant , behemoth, leviathan, mammoth, monster II. verb Synonyms: whip 1, flagellate, flog, hide, ||larrup, lash, scourge, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHALE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
WHALE — • ↑ have the time of your life/have a whale of a time
Longman Activator English vocab
WHALE — n. 25B6; noun . See list at cetacean .
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHALE — n. sea mammal 1) to harpoon a ~ 2) a blue; bowhead; sperm; white ~ 3) a school of ~s …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
WHALE — hran, hwæl
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
WHALE — Кит
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WHALE — (n) кит
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WHALE — I 1. [weıl] n 1. зоол. кит ( Cetacea ) bull ~ - кит-самец cow ~ - самка кита ~ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WHALE — v. бить китов, бить, пороть
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WHALE — n. кит; масса
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WHALE — v. бить китов, бить, пороть
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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