whale
Meanings
Plural: whales
Noun
- a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
- any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
- Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
- Any species of Cetacea.
- Something, or someone, that is very large.
- Something, or someone, that is excellent.
- A gambler who routinely wagers large amounts of money.
- An investor who deals with very large amounts of money.
- A person who spends large amounts of money on things that are marketed to them.
- An overweight person (usually a woman)
Verb
- hunt for whales
- To hunt for whales.
- To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English whal, whale, from Old English hwæl (“whale”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (“whale”) (compare German Wal, Swedish val, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hval, Norwegian Nynorsk kval; compare also Dutch walvis, West Frisian walfisk, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”) (compare German Wels, Latin squalus (“big sea fish”), Old Prussian kalis, Ancient Greek ἄσπαλος (áspalos), Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀 (kara, “kind of fish”)).
Synonyms
baleen, giant, heavyweight, high roller, hulk, whale
Scrabble Score: 11
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