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1. whale
   [n] - any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head 2. [v] - hunt for whales
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2. Whale
   A player who makes extremely large wagers. Unlike high rollers who consistently wager £100/£200 or more per round, whales are typically those who make wagers amounting to thousands if not tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars per round.
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3. whale
   order of aquatic mammals Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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4. Whale
   Whale noun [ Middle English whal , Anglo-Saxon hwæl ; akin to Dutch wal visch, German wal , wal fisch, Old High German wal , Icelandic hvalr , Dan. & Swedish hval , hval fisk. Confer
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5. whale
   <zoology> Any aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, especially any one of the large species, some of which become nearly one hundred feet long. Whales are hunted chiefly for their oil and baleen, or whalebone. ... The existing whales are divided into two groups: the toothed whales (Odontocete),...
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6. whale
   noun any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
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7. Whale
   • (n.) Any aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, especially any one of the large species, some of which become nearly one hundred feet long. Whales are hunted chiefly for their oil and baleen, or whalebone.
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8. Whale
   (from the article `Mulberry`) Each Mulberry harbour consisted of roughly 6 miles (10 km) of flexible steel roadways (code-named Whales) that floated on steel or concrete pontoons ...
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9. whale
   any of the larger species of aquatic mammals belonging to the order Cetacea. The term whale can be used in reference to any cetacean, including ... [20 related articles]
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10. Whale
    Whale is slang for a very fat person.
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11. Whale
    Whale is slang for a very fat person.
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12. Whale
    The general term applied to any large cetacean, and a specific one applied to certain smaller ones.
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13. Whale
    The USS Whale was an American Gato Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Whale had a top speed of 21 knots surfaced and carried a complement of between 65 and 74. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun; two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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14. whale
    
    • a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
    • any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
    
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15. whale
    whale, aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, found in all oceans of the world. Members of this order vary greatly in size and include the largest animals that have ever lived. Cetaceans never leave the water, even to give birth. Although their ancestry has been much debated, DNA studies and skeletal ...
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16. Whale
    A whale is a large marine mammal of the order Cetacea.
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17. whale
    Click images to enlargeAny marine mammal of the order Cetacea. The only mammals to have adapted to living entirely in water, they have front limbs modified into flippers and no externally visible traces of hind limbs. They have horizontal tail flukes. When they surface to breathe, the hot air they breathe out condenses to...
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18. Whale
    A player who makes extremely large wagers. Unlike high rollers who consistently wager £100/£200 or more per round, whales are typically those who make wagers amounting to thousands if not tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars per round.
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19. Whale
    this is what is commonly referred to as a high roller or big game player.
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20. Whale
    `Whale` (origin Old English hƿæl) is the common name for various marine mammals of the order pages=3611-->--> The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales). This sub...
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21. Whale
    (band) `Whale` was a Swedish pop group in the 1990s, that wrote songs in English. Career: The group was formed by Henrik Schyffert, Cia Berg &ndash; more recently known as Cia Soro &ndash; and Gordon Cyrus. The band enjoyed some success, particularly in the European market. Their firs...
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22. Whale
    (computer virus) The `Whale virus` is a computer virus discovered on July 1, 1990. The file size, at 9,216 bytes, was for its time the largest virus ever discovered. It was written by German programmer R. Horner. It is known for using several advanced "stealth" methods. After the fi...
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23. WHALE
    (Safety Program) The `WHALE` Program is a child safety program focused on rescue workers and automobile accidents. --> W.H.A.L.E. stands for “We Have A Little Emergency.” This car seat safety program was developed by Connie Day, a caregiver from Virginia. In the event of an automo...
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24. Whale
    (surname) `Whale` is an English surname of unclear origin; however, it could be a derivation of `Walh`, a word generally used by Anglo-Saxon colonists to refer to native Britons, Romans or Celts after the Anglo-Saxon conquest of England. The Avebury stone circle, in Wiltshire, itself was refe...
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