hole
/hˈoʊl/
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Definitions
Noun
an opening into or through something
Noun
an opening deliberately made in or through something
Noun
one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes"
Noun
an unoccupied space
Noun
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
Noun
a fault; "he shot holes in my argument"
Noun
informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
Noun
informal terms for the mouth
Verb
hit the ball into the hole
Verb
make holes in
Synonyms
More General Terms
core out
defect
depression
difficulty
fault
flaw
gap
hit
hollow
hollow out
mouth
natural depression
opening
oral cavity
oral fissure
period of play
play
playing period
rima oris
space
More Specific Terms
air hole
aperture
armhole
blowhole
bolt-hole
bullet hole
bunghole
burrow
button hole
buttonhole
cavity
chuckhole
countersink
cranny
cup
dogleg
dog''s breakfast
dog''s dinner
ear hole
eye
eyehole
eyelet
finger hole
gopher hole
hawse
hawsehole
hawsepipe
kettle
kettle hole
keyhole
knothole
leak
loophole
lubber''s hole
manhole
mortice
mortise
mouth hole
nail hole
ozone hole
peephole
perforation
pit
plughole
pore
post hole
posthole
pothole
puncture
rabbit burrow
rabbit hole
rathole
sound hole
spyhole
thumbhole
tunnel
vent
venthole
vent-hole
wormhole