holer
- noun
- /ˈhoʊlər/
- She bought a new holer to help with planting bulbs in the garden.
Examples
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A sturdy holer makes digging small holes much easier.
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He used a holer to create holes in the fence.
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The carpenter reached for his holer to start the project.
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A holer is essential for planting trees.
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The gardener used a holer to plant the new flowers in her yard.
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To install the fence posts, he relied on his sturdy holer for accurate holes.
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Using a holer is the most efficient way to create deep holes for planting trees.
Synonyms
A hand tool with a crank for drilling holes in wood
A tool that makes holes in things like paper or leather
A hand tool with a spiral metal bit for making holes in wood
A tool or person that makes holes in wood, metal and concrete
A small tool you turn by hand to make holes in wood or other materials
A machine that drills holes in rock or the ground
A tool with two blades for digging deep narrow holes to put posts in
A tool with two long blades for digging narrow deep holes for fence posts
A tool that makes holes in materials like paper or metal
A hand tool with a spiral metal blade that makes holes in wood
A tool that makes holes in hard rock
A cutting tool with a grooved cylinder used to enlarge and smooth drilled holes
A machine that cuts square or rectangular holes in wood for joining pieces
A sharp tool for making holes in materials like leather or paper
A small hand tool with a sharp point for making holes in wood for small nails or screws
A pointed hand tool used to make tiny holes for nails or screws
A pointed tool for making small holes in soil to plant seeds or bulbs
How Big
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Holer comes from the simple word hole, meaning 'a hollow', plus the ending -er, meaning 'one who does' or 'a tool that does', as in baker or a 'drill'. So a holer can mean a tool that makes holes, which explains its use for a device used to make holes in wood, soil, or other materials.