whale
Blowhole-bearing behemoth
A whale is a large marine mammal—the biggest animals on Earth, ranging from dolphins and porpoises to blue whales spanning a hundred feet.
Whales breathe air and nurse their young.
To whale on something is to strike it repeatedly and forcefully: He whaled on the punching bag.
In gambling and business, a whale is someone who spends or bets enormous sums: The casino sent a limo for their biggest whale.
Aquatic mammal order
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- baleenWhale's filtering bristles
- breachBreaking of agreement
- calfJuvenile cow or leg part
pod · dorsal · fluke · spout · warm-blooded · echolocation · blowhole · tail
Barbed spear for whales
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- ambergrisWhale-produced perfume fixative
- spermacetiWhale-derived waxy substance
- scrimshawEngraved whale ivory art
flensing · Moby-Dick · Ahab · Nantucket · ivory · oil · lamp-oil · bycatch
Musical piece with words
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- echolocationNavigation through reflected sound
- socialConcerning community life
- podSeed case or cetacean group
memory · culture · play · curiosity · problem-solving · brain · cognition · vocalization
Extremely large and heavy
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- behemothCreature of immense size
- leviathanEnormous creature or entity
gigantic · immense · largest · tonnage · length · bulk · heavyweight · titan
Relating to the sea
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
- krillSmall marine crustaceans
- planktonDrifting marine microlife
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
seafloor · abyss · deep-sea · saltwater · migration · surface · dive · underwater
At risk of extinction
- protectedKept from harm
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- GreenpeaceEnvironmental activism organization
extinction · threatened · habitat · activism · preservation · monitoring · research · tagging
cetacean
Aquatic mammal order
calf · pod · dorsal · fluke · spout · warm-blooded · echolocation · blowhole · tail · fin
harpoon
Barbed spear for whales
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- ambergrisWhale-produced perfume fixative
- spermacetiWhale-derived waxy substance
scrimshaw · flensing · Moby-Dick · Ahab · Nantucket · ivory · oil · lamp-oil · bycatch · commercial
song
Musical piece with words
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- echolocationNavigation through reflected sound
- socialConcerning community life
pod · memory · culture · play · curiosity · problem-solving · brain · cognition · vocalization · dialect
massive
Extremely large and heavy
leviathan · gigantic · immense · largest · tonnage · length · bulk · heavyweight · titan · giant
marine
Relating to the sea
currents · seafloor · abyss · deep-sea · saltwater · migration · surface · dive · underwater · Pacific
endangered
At risk of extinction
- protectedKept from harm
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
Greenpeace · extinction · threatened · habitat · activism · preservation · monitoring · research · tagging · stranding
high-roller
Lavish casino gambler
- VIPNotable, for short
- casinoFacility for wagering
- high-stakesInvolving significant consequences
wager · betting · jackpot · baccarat · poker · bankroll · comp · player · stake · risk
whaleminnow
Small freshwater fish
small fry · small fish · nobody · nonentity · lightweight
- killer whaleApex ocean predator
- whale oilRendered marine mammal fat
- blue whaleLargest mammal on Earth
- whale watchingObserving ocean giants
- white whaleConsuming, elusive pursuit
- commercial whalingBusiness of catching cetaceans
whales, whaling, blue whale, whaled, narwhal, whaler, whale shark, whalers, whalebone