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Grep of noun entire entire entire leaf entireness entirety Overview of noun entire The noun entire has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. stallion, entire -- (uncastrated adult male horse) Overview of adj entire The adj entire has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (44) entire, full, total -- (constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure") 2. (5) integral, entire, intact -- (constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact") 3. (1) entire -- ((of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes) 4. entire, intact -- ((used of domestic animals) sexually competent; "an entire horse") Antonyms of adj entire 4 senses of entire Sense 1 entire, full, total INDIRECT (VIA whole) -> fractional Sense 2 integral, entire, intact INDIRECT (VIA whole) -> fractional Sense 3 entire INDIRECT (VIA smooth) -> rough Sense 4 entire, intact INDIRECT (VIA uncastrated) -> castrated, unsexed Similarity of adj entire 4 senses of entire Sense 1 entire, full, total => whole (vs. fractional) Sense 2 integral, entire, intact => whole (vs. fractional) Sense 3 entire => smooth (vs. rough) Sense 4 entire, intact => uncastrated (vs. castrated) Attributes of adj entire Familiarity of adj entire entire used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj entire entire Overview of noun entire The noun entire has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. stallion, entire -- (uncastrated adult male horse) Overview of adj entire The adj entire has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (44) entire, full, total -- (constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure") 2. (5) integral, entire, intact -- (constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact") 3. (1) entire -- ((of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes) 4. entire, intact -- ((used of domestic animals) sexually competent; "an entire horse")
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