ENTIRE
Dictionary entry overview: What does entire mean?
• ENTIRE (noun)
The noun ENTIRE has 1 sense:
1. uncastrated adult male horse
Familiarity information: ENTIRE used as a noun is very rare.
• ENTIRE (adjective)
The adjective ENTIRE has 4 senses:
1. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
2. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged
3. (of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes
4. (used of domestic animals) sexually competent
Familiarity information: ENTIRE used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• ENTIRE (noun)
Meaning:
Uncastrated adult male horse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
entire; stallion
Hypernyms ("entire" is a kind of...):
male horse (the male of species Equus caballus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "entire"):
stud; studhorse (adult male horse kept for breeding)
• ENTIRE (adjective)
Meaning:
Constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
Synonyms:
entire; total; full
Context examples:
an entire town devastated by an earthquake / gave full attention / a total failure
Similar:
whole (including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete)
Meaning:
Constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged
Synonyms:
intact; integral; entire
Context examples:
a local motion keepeth bodies integral / was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime / fought to keep the union intact
Similar:
whole (including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete)
Meaning:
(of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes
Similar:
smooth (of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth)
Meaning:
(used of domestic animals) sexually competent
Synonyms:
entire; intact
Context example:
an entire horse
Similar:
uncastrated (not castrated)
