nuptials nuptials /ˈnʌptʃəlz/

noun

1. The social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed  ( hymeneals , nuptials , wedding ceremony , wedding )
   the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
    The wedding ceremony was held in a beautiful garden
   The wedding ceremony was held in a beautiful garden
   
   

 wholesale wholesale /ˈhoʊlˌseɪl/

adjective

1. Ignoring distinctions  ( sweeping , wholesale )
   ignoring distinctions
    Sweeping generalizations
   sweeping generalizations
    Wholesale destruction
   wholesale destruction
   

adverb

1. On a large scale without careful discrimination  ( in large quantities , wholesale )
   on a large scale without careful discrimination
    I buy food wholesale
   I buy food wholesale
   
2. At a wholesale price  ( wholesale )
   at a wholesale price
    I can sell it to you wholesale
   I can sell it to you wholesale
   

noun

1. The selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers  ( wholesale )
   the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers
    He started a wholesale business, catering to retailers by supplying goods in large quantities.
   He started a wholesale business, catering to retailers by supplying goods in large quantities.
   
   

verb

1. Sell in large quantities  ( wholesale )
   sell in large quantities
   

 Sir James Augustus Murray Sir James Augustus Murray /sɪr dʒeɪmz ɔːˈɡʌstəs ˈmʌri/

noun

1. Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915)  ( James Augustus Henry Murray , James Augustus Murray , James Murray , Murray , Sir James Augustus Henry Murray , Sir James Augustus Murray , Sir James Murray )
   Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915)
   
   

 climbing perch climbing perch /ˈklaɪmɪŋ pɝːtʃ/

noun

1. A small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land  ( A. testudineus , Anabas testudineus , climbing perch )
   a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land