Cachalot vs. Whale

Cachalotnoun

The sperm whale.

Cachalotnoun

The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). It has in the top of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which, after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance called spermaceti. See Sperm whale.

Cachalotnoun

large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris

Whalenoun

Any of several species of large sea mammals of the infraorder Cetacea.

Whalenoun

(figuratively) Something, or someone, that is very large.

Whalenoun

(figuratively) Something, or someone, that is excellent.

Whalenoun

(gambling) In a casino, a person who routinely bets at the maximum limit allowable.

Whalenoun

An investor who deals with very large amounts of money.

Whalenoun

A video game player who spends large amounts of money on premium content.

Whaleverb

(intransitive) To hunt for whales.

Whaleverb

To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly.

Whalenoun

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.

Whalenoun

a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

Whalenoun

any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head

Whaleverb

hunt for whales

Whale

Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. They are an informal grouping within the infraorder Cetacea, which usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.