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whale1

Pronunciation: /weɪl/

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Definition of whale

noun (plural same or whales)

a very large marine mammal with a streamlined hairless body, a horizontal tail fin, and a blowhole on top of the head for breathing.
- Order Cetacea. See baleen whale and toothed whale

Phrases

a whale of a ——: informal an extremely good example of a particular thing:you’ve been doing a whale of a job
have a whale of a time: enjoy oneself very much: he enjoyed the party, danced, drank, and generally had a whale of a time