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whole thing

n. an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" [syn: whole, unit]

Usage examples of "whole thing".

Like a pine cone, it is vaguely pointed at one end, larger and rounded at the other, and the whole thing is smaller than your littlest fingernail.

The crystals were inserted in the hose, the celluloid poured over them and the whole thing was seated in a magnetic waveguide while the celluloid was cooling.

I can't risk getting most of the way home and then seeing the whole thing go to data heaven because of an oHm drop, or a surge too great for the suppressor to cope with.