whale

English Thesaurus

1. any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	blower, cetacean, cetacean mammal,
definition	:	large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	baleen whale, whalebone whale,
definition	:	whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	toothed whale,
definition	:	any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc. (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	monodon monoceros, narwal, narwhal, narwhale,
definition	:	small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	spouter,
definition	:	a spouting whale (noun.animal)

2. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities (noun.person)

hypernym	:	large person,
definition	:	a person of greater than average size (noun.person)

3. hunt for whales (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	hunt, hunt down, run, track down,
definition	:	pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) (verb.competition)

4. any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head (noun.animal)

derivation	:	whale,
definition	:	hunt for whales (verb.competition)

5. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities (noun.person)

derivation	:	hulk, loom, predominate, tower,
definition	:	appear very large or occupy a commanding position (verb.stative)

derivation	:	elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo,
definition	:	of great mass; huge and bulky (adj.all)

derivation	:	gigantic, mammoth,
definition	:	so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth (adj.all)

derivation	:	hulking, hulky,
definition	:	of great size and bulk (adj.all)

6. hunt for whales (verb.competition)

derivation	:	whale,
definition	:	any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head (noun.animal)

derivation	:	whaler, whaling ship,
definition	:	a ship engaged in whale fishing (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	whaler,
definition	:	a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales (noun.person)

7. any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head (noun.animal)

derivation	:	whale,
definition	:	hunt for whales (verb.competition)

8. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities (noun.person)

derivation	:	hulk, loom, predominate, tower,
definition	:	appear very large or occupy a commanding position (verb.stative)

derivation	:	elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo,
definition	:	of great mass; huge and bulky (adj.all)

derivation	:	gigantic, mammoth,
definition	:	so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth (adj.all)

derivation	:	hulking, hulky,
definition	:	of great size and bulk (adj.all)

9. hunt for whales (verb.competition)

derivation	:	whale,
definition	:	any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head (noun.animal)

derivation	:	whaler, whaling ship,
definition	:	a ship engaged in whale fishing (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	whaler,
definition	:	a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales (noun.person)