Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - all

 I. adjective  Etymology: Middle English ~, al, from Old English e~; akin to Old High German ~ ~  Date: before 12th century  1.  a. the whole amount, quantity, or extent of needed ~ the courage they had sat up ~ night  b. as much as possible spoke in ~ seriousness  2. every member or individual component of ~ men will go ~ five children were present  3. the whole number or sum of ~ the angles of a triangle are equal to two right angles  4. every ~ manner of hardship  5. any whatever beyond ~ doubt  6. nothing but ; only:  a. completely taken up with, given to, or absorbed by became ~ attention  b. having or seeming to have (some physical feature) in conspicuous excess or prominence ~ legs  c. paying full attention with ~ ears  7. dialect used up ; entirely consumed — used especi~y of food and drink  8. being more than one person or thing who ~ is coming  Synonyms: see whole  II. adverb  Date: before 12th century  1.  a. wholly, quite sat ~ alone — often used as an intensive ~ out of proportion ~ over the yard it wasn't ~ that funny  b. selected as the best (as at a sport) within an area or organization — used in combination ~-league halfback  2. obsolete only, exclusively  3. archaic just  4. so much ~ the better for it  5. for each side ; apiece the score is two ~  III. pronoun, singular or plural in construction  Date: before 12th century  1.  a. the whole number, quantity, or amount ; totality ~ that I have ~ of us ~ of the books  b. — used in such phrases as for ~ I know, for ~ I care, and for ~ the good it does to indicate a lack of knowledge, interest, or effectiveness  2. everybody, everything gave equal attention to ~ that is ~  IV. noun  Date: 1593 the whole of one's possessions, resources, or energy gave his ~ for the cause