have a whale of a time
11time — 1 /taIm/ noun TIME 1 (U) something that is measured in minutes, hours, years etc using clocks: a machine that can travel through time | The basic unit of time, the second, was redefined in 1967. | time passes/goes by: time goes by so quickly… …
12time — time1 W1S1 [taım] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(minutes/hours etc)¦ 2¦(on a clock)¦ 3¦(occasion)¦ 4¦(point when something happens)¦ 5¦(period of time)¦ 6¦(available time)¦ 7 all the time 8 most of the time 9 half the time 10 at tim …
13whale — whale1 [ weıl, hweıl ] noun count ** a very large ocean animal that looks like a fish but breathes air through a hole on the top of its head: a gray/blue/minke/killer whale have a whale of a time INFORMAL to have a lot of fun whale whale 2 [ weıl …
14whale */*/ — UK [weɪl] / US / US [hweɪl] noun [countable] Word forms whale : singular whale plural whales a very large sea animal that breathes air through a hole on the top of its head a grey/blue/minke/killer whale • have a whale of a time …
15whale — whale1 [weıl] n [: Old English; Origin: hwAl] 1.) a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a fish, but is actually a ↑mammal 2.) have a whale of a time informal to enjoy yourself very much whale 2 whale2 v …
16whale — whale1 noun (plural same or whales) a very large marine mammal with a horizontal tail fin and a blowhole on top of the head for breathing. [Order Cetacea.] Phrases a whale of a informal an exceedingly good example of a particular thing. have a… …
17whale — 1 noun (C) 1 a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a fish, but is actually a mammal 2 have a whale of a time informal to enjoy yourself very much 2 verb whale into AmE to start attacking someone …
18whale — [weɪl] noun [C] a very large sea animal that looks like a fish but breathes air through a hole on the top of its head • have a whale of a time informal to have a lot of fun[/ex] …
19whale — whale1 /hwayl, wayl/, n., pl. whales, (esp. collectively) whale, v., whaled, whaling. n. 1. any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, esp. as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs… …
20whale — I. /weɪl / (say wayl) noun (plural whales, whale) 1. Zoology any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, which includes the large sperm and whalebone whales, and the smaller dolphins and porpoises. All have fish like bodies, modified… …
