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Definitions for Whale

[1] any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, especially as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened.
[2] Informal . something big, great, or fine of its kind: I had a whale of a time in Europe.
[3] (initial capital letter ) Astronomy . the constellation Cetus.
[4] to engage in whaling or whale fishing.
[5] to hit, thrash, or beat soundly.
[6] any of the larger cetacean mammals, excluding dolphins, porpoises, and narwhals. They have flippers, a streamlined body, and a horizontally flattened tail and breathe through a blowhole on the top of the head Related adjective: cetacean
[7] any cetacean mammal See also toothed whale, whalebone whale
[8] slang a gambler who has the capacity to win and lose large sums of money in a casino
[9] a whale of a informal an exceptionally large, fine, etc, example of a (person or thing) we had a whale of a time on holiday
[10] (tr) to beat or thrash soundly

Words related to Whale

mammal, porpoise, whopper, cetacean, grampus, baleen, finback, beluga, rorqual, narwhal, orca, ceta, cete, orc, sei

Words nearby Whale

whacko, whacky, whaikorero, whakairo, whakapapa, whale, whale away, whale catcher, whale of a time, whale oil, whale shark

Origin of Whale

2First recorded in 1780–90; origin uncertain

Words that may be confused with Whale

wail, whale

Word origin for Whale

C18: variant of wale 1

Synonyms for Whale

mammal, porpoise, baleen, beluga, cetacean, finback, grampus, narwhal, orca, rorqual, whopper, ceta, cete, orc, sei