Noun
hole -
an opening deliberately made in or through something
opening the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"
air hole a hole that allows the passage of air
armhole a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached
bunghole a hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty it
button hole ,
buttonhole a hole through which buttons are pushed
countersink a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
cup a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer" ; "the handle of the cup was missing"
ear hole a hole (as in a helmet) for sound to reach the ears
eye a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye"
eyehole ,
eyelet a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar
finger hole a hole for inserting a finger
finger hole a hole for inserting a finger
hawse ,
hawsehole ,
hawsepipe the hole that an anchor rope passes through
keyhole the hole where a key is inserted
loophole a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
lubber's hole hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds
manhole a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure
mortice ,
mortise a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
mouth hole a hole (as in a ski mask) for the mouth
nail hole a hole left after a nail is removed
peephole ,
spyhole ,
eyehole a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep
perforation the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)
plughole a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away)
post hole ,
posthole a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post
puncture the act of puncturing or perforating
sound hole a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones
thumbhole a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball)
hole -
an opening into or through something
gap ,
opening a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"
aperture an man-made opening; usually small
bolt-hole a hole through which an animal may bolt when pursued into its burrow or den
bullet hole a hole made by a bullet passing through it
cranny a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)
leak unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
ozone hole an area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is seasonally depleted of ozone
perforation the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)
rathole a small dirty uncomfortable room
hole -
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
hollow
natural depression ,
depression a sunken or depressed geological formation
burrow ,
tunnel a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
gopher hole a hole in the ground made by gophers
kettle hole ,
kettle (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
cavity ,
pit (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
chuckhole ,
pothole a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface)
rabbit burrow ,
rabbit hole a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits
hole -
one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes"
golf hole
period of play ,
playing period ,
play (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
golf course ,
links course course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf
hole -
an unoccupied space
space the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space" ; "the boundless regions of the infinite"
hole -
a fault; "he shot holes in my argument"
hole -
informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix" ; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
fix ,
jam ,
mess ,
muddle ,
pickle ,
kettle of fish
difficulty the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
hole -
informal terms for the mouth
trap ,
cakehole ,
maw ,
yap ,
gob
Verb
hole -
make holes in
core out ,
hollow out ,
hollow remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"
hole -
hit the ball into the hole
hole out
hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
golf ,
golf game a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
