Thesaurus

“the whole”

The following 5 entries include the term the whole.

on the whole

phrase

for the most part

with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time

the whole bit

phrase

a complete amount of something

the whole kit and caboodle

phrase

a number of things considered as a unit

the whole nine yards

phrase

a complete amount of something

the whole shebang

phrase

a complete amount of something


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