Word Image
plural: whales
Part Of Speech
noun, verb
Word Meaning
noun: any of various larger (in contrast to dolphins and porpoises) marine mammals of the Cetacean order; an impressive example
verb: to hunt whales; to hit hard, to thrash
Word Family
whaled
whaling
whaler
whalebone
whalelike
whaleback
whaleman
whaleship
whaleboat
narwhale
Sentences
He whaled the ball so hard that it sailed over the fence and into the neighbor’s yard.
We recently went on a cruise and saw several whales nearby.
My brother just bought a whale of a pickup truck!
In the Bible, Jonah was in the belly of the whale for three days.
Each of the whale’s massive vertebrae weighed more than 200 pounds.
Four baby whales and an adult were rescued from the shallow water.
Watch whales with an ocean view from the living room.
Right before the hunt, the whalers sang a song asking the whale to give itself.
Corsets contained and constrained women’s bodies using materials like whalebone and metal.
Martha whaled the rug with a broom, knocking the dirt out of it.
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