baleine — meaning in English

English meaning

• bone noun One of the hard, calcium-rich pieces that make up the skeleton of humans and most animals.
• whale noun A very large sea mammal, related to dolphins, that breathes air through a blowhole.

Senses

baleine is used for these senses in English:

• Cetus (constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a whale. It includes the star Mira.
• bone One of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, the boning, originally made of whalebone.
• whale Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.

bone — full definition

1. noun One of the hard, calcium-rich pieces that make up the skeleton of humans and most animals.
2. noun An off-white color resembling the shade of bone.
3. verb To remove the bones from meat or fish before cooking.

whale — full definition

1. noun A very large sea mammal, related to dolphins, that breathes air through a blowhole.
2. noun Informal: a gambler or investor who wagers or spends unusually large sums of money.
3. verb To hunt whales for a living.

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