2021-03-26 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด W – whole

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2021-03-26

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด W – whole

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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง whole = ‘HOHL’

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Synonym STUDY FOR WHOLE

Whole, total

mean the entireor complete sum or amount.

The whole is all there is;

= every part, member, aspect;

= the complete sum, amount, quantity of anything, not divided;

=the entirety: the whole of one's property, family.

Total also meanswhole, complete amount, or number,

but conveysthe idea of something added together or added up:

The total of their gains amounted to millions.

SYNONYM STUDY FOR HOLE

Hole, cavity, excavation

refer to a hollow place in anything.

Hole is the common word for this idea: a hole in turf.

Cavity is a moreformal or scientific term

for a hollowwithin the body or in a substance,

whether with or without a passage outward:

a cavity in a tooth; the cranial cavity.

An excavation is an extended hole

made by digging outor removing material:

an excavation before the construction of a building.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Choose the Right Synonym for whole

Adjective

PERFECT, WHOLE, ENTIRE, INTACT

mean not lackingor faulty in any particular.

PERFECT implies the soundness and the excellence

of every part, element, or quality of a thing frequently as

an unattainable or theoretical state.

a perfect set of teeth

WHOLE suggests a completeness or perfection

that can besought, gained, or regained.

felt like a whole person again after vacation

ENTIRE implies perfection

deriving from integrity, soundness, or completeness of a thing.

the entire Beethoven corpus

INTACT implies retention of perfection of a thing

in its natural or originalstate.

the boat survived the storm intact

Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary

A whole ‘nother& a complete different

It is one thing to use the expression “a whole ’nother”

as a consciously slangy phrase

suggestingrustic charm and a completely different matter

to use it mistakenly.

The A at the beginning of the phrase is the common article “a”

but is here treated as if

it were simultaneouslythe first letter of “another,” interrupted by “whole.”