hole
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1.0
- noun
- /hoʊl/
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agujero
- The finger and thumb holes allow a firm grip and a precise position.
- dig a hole
- drill a hole
- fill the hole
A straw has two holes, one on each end.
- A straw has two holes, one on each end.
- What's the thing that puts the little holes in the soil?
- And I will create my own hole to fit my square peg into.
- We're going to do that with butt joints and pocket holes, butt pockets.
- Yes, those are holes in the the heel areas.
- And there are human head size holes and numerous of the walls.
Examples
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Looking closely, there are small holes in her shirt where sparks have landed.
Academic text (2008) -
The child peered through the little hole in the fence to see what was happening on the other side.
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What do you see through the little hole when you look through it?
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Yeah, I cut a little hole in it.
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By the time it was put up for sale, it had a hole under its left arm.
Academic text (2013) -
So it's it's this weird hole through the blade.
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Under rocks and holes in the ground.
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A straw has two holes, one on each end.
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The Americans had discovered the hole in the fence and repaired it carefully.
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Careful study of the holes revealed that the bone had been punctured by bear teeth.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
179
1.0
A space that lets people move through, for example a door
148
1.0
An open space between two things, like a pass in hills
88
4.9
An opening in a wall, dam, or defence usually made by force
78
5.5
A small hollow space inside a rock or object that can hold other material
56
5.3
A small hollow in a surface, often on the skin
25
4.8
A narrow crack or gap in solid things like rock and clouds
24
7.5
An opening that leads into a space inside the body or a pipe
15
3.9
A hollow space in the ground or a solid object
14
3.8
A small empty space or dip in something
4
7.0
An opening in a surface or structure, like a hole in a wall
A hole that forms when wood decays or people dig the ground
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Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
162
5.1
An area of space with gravity so strong that not even light can escape it
17
5.5
A thing, like a failing project, that uses a lot of time or money and gives nothing back
5
4.9
A small hidden restaurant or cafe that looks simple but serves very good food
- Specialized
4
4.6
A thin area high above the Earth near the poles where a protective gas becomes very low
- UK
1
8.5
A hollow in the ground that forms when buried ice melts and is often filled with water
- Specialized
1
8.6
A hole that workers drill in rock or earth to hold explosives for blasting
- Specialized
1
4.9
An opening in the top of an instrument with strings, like a guitar, that makes its sound louder
- Jargon
1
8.6
A website that attackers secretly change to infect visitors' computers or steal passwords
A small prison cell in Fort William, Calcutta, where many British prisoners died overnight in 1756
- Specialized
A hole on a wind instrument like a flute covered or uncovered by your finger to change the note
- Archaic
A hole in the mast platform that lets a sailor climb through from inside the rigging
- UK
A hole in the ground where water goes underground into caves, often in limestone
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Etymology
Hole comes from an old German word hol meaning 'hollow' or 'a hollow place'. Think of a hollow in the ground or a gap in a wall — that is why a hole is an opening or empty space in something.