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"WHALES" is a plural of: whale. |
Date "WHALES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references) |
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Computing | Whales n. See like kicking dead whales down the beach. Source: Jargon File. |
Food & Agriculture | Order of aquatic mammals. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Screenplays | You think those whales piss in that water? (Analyze This; writing credit: Kenneth Lonergan; Peter Tolan) The Save the Whales Campaign? (Bio-Dome; writing credit: Adam Leff; Mitchell Peck) Look, it's a school of whales. (Yellow Submarine; writing credit: Al Brodax; Jack Mendelsohn) I would like to say, for the record, that I am in favor of using more American Indians and other minorities in motion pictures, I am against polluting the oceans of the world, I am for every nationality having its own homeland, I am against whacking baby seals on the head, and I am for saving the whales. (The 51st Annual Academy Awards; writing credit: Buz Kohan) Whales are intelligent. (Eddie Izzard: Circle; writing credit: Eddie Izzard) | |
Lyrics | The albatross and the whales (Cool Change; performing artist: Little River Band) | |
Clever | Save the whales. Collect the whole set. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Whales of San Ignacio (1998) Right Whales (1998) Whales (1997) Talk Like Whales (1993) In the Company of Whales (1991) | |
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 | Akpatok Island lies in Ungava Bay in northern Quebec, Canada. Accessible only by air, Akpatok Island rises out of the water as sheer cliffs that soar 500 to 800 feet (150 to 243km) above the sea surface. The island is an important sanctuary for cliff-nesting seabirds. Numerous ice floes around the island attract walrus and whales, making Akpatok a traditional hunting ground for native Inuit people. Credit: NASA. |  | Killer whales - Orcinus orca - note blow hole in nearest animal. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |
 | Marine mammal observers watching humpback whales - Megaptera novaeangliae. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |  | Humpback whales off Cape Cod. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Gray whale trapped in the ice in the Bering Sea Joint American-Russian effort ultimately saved 2 out 3 trapped whales. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Celebrating a successful whaling season on the beach at Point Barrow. The whales were cut up and divided among the villagers. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | The Ross Ice Shelf at the Bay of Whales - the point where Amundsen staged his successful assault on the South Pole. 78 30 S Latitude 164 20W Longitude. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | A pod of killer whales on the Bay of Biscay. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Besides man, killer whales are major predators pursuing tuna. Credit: Fisheries. |  | Humpback whales are gentle and feed primarily on krill, small shrimp. Megaptera novaeangliae. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |
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 | Humpback whales communicating. |
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Health | Influenza A viruses are found in many different animals, including birds, pigs, ducks, whales, horses, and seals. (references) | |
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| "WHALES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 97.34% of the time. "WHALES" is used about 751 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 97.34% | 731 | 9,248 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.66% | 20 | 78,262 |
| Total | 100.00% | 751 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "WHALES": like kicking dead whales down the beach ♦ the Mysticete or whalebone whales having no true teeth after birth but with a series of plates of whalebone see Baleen hanging down from the upper jaw on each side thus making a strainer through which they receive the small animals upon which they feed. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
narwhal whales.com | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "WHALES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 鲸鱼 (Whale). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | rethval-familien, hvaler (cetacea, cetaceans). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | ware walvissen, walvissen, walvisachtigen (cetacea, cetaceans), echte walvissen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | silovalaat-heimo, silovalaat. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | cétacés, baleines franches, baleines. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Wale (cetacea, cetaceans). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κήτη, φάλαινες. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | cetacei (cetacea, cetaceans), balenidi, balene. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | ê³ ëž˜ (Whale). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | aleswhay cetáceos (cetacea, cetaceans), baleias, golfinhos e toninhas, baleias francas. (various references) rorcuales, ballenas. (various references) rätvalar. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Balaenidae, Cetacea. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 21 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai epoihsen o qeoV ta khth ta megala kai pasan yuchn zwwn erpetwn a exhgagen ta udata kata genh autwn kai pan peteinon pterwton kata genoV kai eiden o qeoV oti kala |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Creavitque Deus cete grandia et omnem animam viventem atque motabilem quam produxerant aquae in species suas et omne volatile secundum genus suum et vidit Deus quod esset bonum |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ond God gesceop ðaða miclan hwalas ond eal lybbende fisccyn ond styrigendlice, ðe ða wæteru tugon forð on heora hiwum, ond eall fleogende cyn æfter heora cynne. God geseah ða ðæt hit god wæs. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And God made of nouyt greet whallis, and al soule lyuyng and mouable, whom watres brouyten forth into ther special kyndes, and al fleynge thing after his kynd. And God saiy that it wer good; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And God created greate whalles and all maner of creatures that lyve and moue which the waters brought forth in their kindes ad all maner of federed foules in their kyndes. And God sawe that it was good: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And God made great sea-beasts, and every sort of living and moving thing with which the waters were full, and every sort of winged bird: and God saw that it was good. |
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| Language | Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 21 |
| Cebuano | Ug gibuhat sa Dios ang dagkung mga mananap, ug ang tanang mga binuhat nga buhi nga nagalihok nga mitungha sa mga tubig, ingon sa ilang matang ug ang tagsatagsa ka langgam nga pak-an, ingon sa iyang matang: ug nakita sa Dios nga kini maayo. |
| Croatian | Stvori Bog morske grdosije i svakovrsne žive stvorove što mile i vrve vodom i ptice krilate svake vrste. I vidje Bog da je dobro. |
| Danish | Gud skabte de store Havdyr og den hele Vrimmel af levende Væsener, som Vandet vrimler med, efter deres Arter, og alle vingede Væsener efter deres Arter. Og Gud så, at det var godt. |
| Dutch | En God schiep de grote walvissen, en alle levende wremelende ziel, welke de wateren overvloediglijk voortbrachten, naar haar aard; en alle gevleugeld gevogelte naar zijn aard. En God zag, dat het goed was. |
| Finnish | Ja Jumala loi suuret merieläimet ja kaikkinaiset liikkuvat, vesissä vilisevät elävät olennot, kunkin lajinsa mukaan, ja kaikkinaiset siivekkäät linnut, kunkin lajinsa mukaan. Ja Jumala näki, että se oli hyvä. |
| French | Dieu créa les grands poissons et tous les animaux vivants qui se meuvent, et que les eaux produisirent en abondance selon leur espèce; il créa aussi tout oiseau ailé selon son espèce. Dieu vit que cela était bon. |
| German | Und Gott schuf große Walfische und allerlei Getier, daß da lebt und webt, davon das Wasser sich erregte, ein jegliches nach seiner Art, und allerlei gefiedertes Gevögel, ein jegliches nach seiner Art. Und Gott sah, daß es gut war. |
| Haitian Creole | Bondye kreye gwo bèt lanmè yo, tout kalite bèt vivan k'ap naje nan dlo ansanm ak tout kalite zwazo. Bondye gade sa l' te fè a, li wè l' bon. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Maka Allah menciptakan binatang-binatang raksasa laut, dan segala jenis makhluk yang hidup di dalam air, serta segala jenis burung. Dan Allah senang melihat hal itu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka dijadikan Allah akan ikan raya yang besar-besar dan segala binatang sulur-menyulur, yang menggeriak dalam air itu tiap-tiap dengan tabiatnya, dan segala unggas yang bersayap dengan tabiatnya; maka dilihat Allah itu baiklah adanya. |
| Maori | Na ka hanga e te Atua nga tohora nunui, me nga mea ora katoa, nga mea ngokingoki i ngahue ake nei i roto i nga wai, o ia ahua, o ia ahua, me nga manu whai parirau katoa, o ia ahau, o ia ahua: a ka kite te Atua, he pai. |
| Norwegian | Og Gud skapte de store sjødyr og alt levende som rører sig, som det vrimler av i vannet, hvert efter sitt slag, og alle vingede fugler, hver efter sitt slag. Og Gud så at det var godt. |
| Portuguese | Criou, pois, Deus os monstros marinhos, e todos os seres viventes que se arrastavam, os quais as águas produziram abundantemente segundo as suas espécies; e toda ave que voa, segundo a sua espécie. E viu Deus que isso era bom. |
| Rumanian | Dumnezeu a fqcut pewtii cei mari wi toate vieyuitoarele cari se miwcq wi de cari miwunq apele, dupq soiurile lor; a fqcut wi orice pasqre knaripatq dupq soiul ei. Dumnezeu a vqzut cq erau bune. |
| Swedish | Och Gud skapade de stora havsdjuren och hela det stim av levande varelser, som vattnet vimlar av, efter deras arter, så ock alla bevingade fåglar, efter deras arter. Och Gud såg att det var gott. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "WHALES": narwhales. (additional references) | |
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"WHALES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Phalese, thales, wailes, Walens, whabe, whalei, whares, whelse, whhale, whileas. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "WHALES" (pronounced wā"lz or hwā"lz) |
| 4 | w ā" l z | quails, swails, Swales, wails, Wales. |
| 3 | -ā" l z | ails, ales, assails, bails, bales, Brailles, curtails, dales, derails, details, entails, fails, gales, hails, Hales, jails, mails, males, nails, pails, pales, prevails, rails, rales, sails, sales, scales, shales, snails, tails, tales, trails, travails, unveils, vales, veils. |
| 4 | -w ā" l z | quails, swails, Swales, wails, Wales. |
| 3 | -ā" l z | ails, ales, assails, bails, bales, Brailles, curtails, dales, derails, details, entails, fails, gales, hails, Hales, jails, mails, males, nails, pails, pales, prevails, rails, rales, sails, sales, scales, shales, snails, tails, tales, trails, travails, unveils, vales, veils. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: wheals. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-h-l-s-w" | |
-1 letter: hales, hawse, heals, leash, selah, shale, shawl, sheal, swale, wales, weals, welsh, whale, wheal. | |
-2 letters: ales, awes, awls, haes, hale, haws, heal, hews, lase, lash, laws, leas, sale, seal, shaw, shea, shew, slaw, slew, waes, wale, wash, weal. | |
-3 letters: ale, als, ash, awe, awl, els, hae, has, haw, hes, hew, las, law, lea. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-h-l-s-w" | |
+1 letter: shawled, wealths, whalers. | |
+2 letters: eschewal, showable, thawless, washable. | |
+3 letters: eschewals, hallowers, hawsehole, narwhales, plowheads, plowshare, shallowed, shallower, showplace, swellhead, washables, wellheads, wheelbase, wheelsman, wholesale. | |
+4 letters: cartwheels, deathblows, flatwashes, gearwheels, handwheels, hawseholes, hollowares, lengthways, lowliheads, meanwhiles, plowshares, shadowless, shadowlike, shallowest, showplaces, swellheads, switchable, watchables, wealthiest, whalebacks, whaleboats, whalebones, wheelbases, whiplashes, whitetails, whitewalls, wholesaled, wholesaler, wholesales. | |
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