Read the dictionary definition of whole. All definitions for this word.
1. an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
1. how big is that part compared to the whole?
2. the team is a unit
2. all of something including all its component elements or parts
1. Europe considered as a whole
2. the whole of American literature
3. including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
1. gave his whole attention
2. a whole wardrobe for the tropics
3. the whole hog
4. a whole week
5. the baby cried the whole trip home
6. a whole loaf of bread
4. (of siblings) having the same parents
1. whole brothers and sisters
5. acting together as a single undiversified whole
1. a solid voting bloc
6. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
1. hale and hearty
2. whole in mind and body
3. a whole person again
7. not injured or harmed
8. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
1. he was wholly convinced
2. entirely satisfied with the meal
3. it was completely different from what we expected
4. was completely at fault
5. a totally new situation
6. the directions were all wrong
7. it was not altogether her fault
8. an altogether new approach
9. a whole new idea
10. she felt right at home
11. he fell right into the trap