| hole | | |
| n. (object) | 1. hole | an opening into or through something. |
| ~ aperture | a natural opening in something. |
| ~ 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 | an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.; "one of the tires developed a leak" |
| ~ opening, gap | an open or empty space in or between things.; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall" |
| ~ ozone hole | an area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is seasonally depleted of ozone. |
| ~ perforation | a hole made in something.; "a perforation of the eardrum" |
| ~ rathole | a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats. |
| ~ knothole | a hole in a board where a knot came out. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. hole | an opening deliberately made in or through something. |
| ~ 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 | the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green.; "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ eyelet, eyehole | 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 | one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers it. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ opening | a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made.; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" |
| ~ eyehole, peephole, spyhole | a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep. |
| ~ perforation | a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place. |
| ~ 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 | a small hole made by a sharp object. |
| ~ sound hole | a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones. |
| ~ thumbhole | the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb. |
| ~ vent, vent-hole, venthole, blowhole | a hole for the escape of gas or air. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. golf hole, hole | one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course.; "he played 18 holes" |
| ~ dogleg | a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway. |
| ~ golf course, links course | course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf. |
| ~ 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" |
| n. (shape) | 4. hole | an unoccupied space. |
| ~ space | an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things).; "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth" |
| ~ pore | any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas). |
| n. (object) | 5. hole, hollow | a depression hollowed out of solid matter. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ natural depression, depression | a sunken or depressed geological formation. |
| ~ cavity, pit | a sizeable hole (usually in the ground).; "they dug a pit to bury 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. |
| ~ wormhole | hole made by a burrowing worm. |
| n. (state) | 6. hole | a fault.; "he shot holes in my argument" |
| ~ flaw, fault, defect | an imperfection in an object or machine.; "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer" |
| n. (state) | 7. fix, hole, jam, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle | informal terms for a difficult situation.; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" |
| ~ difficulty | a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome.; "grappling with financial difficulties" |
| ~ dog's breakfast, dog's dinner | a poor job; a mess.; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job" |
| n. (body) | 8. cakehole, gob, hole, maw, trap, yap | informal terms for the mouth. |
| ~ mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris | the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge.; "he stuffed his mouth with candy" |
| v. (contact) | 9. hole, hole out | hit the ball into the hole. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
| v. (contact) | 10. hole | make holes in. |
| ~ core out, hollow out, hollow | remove the interior of.; "hollow out a tree trunk" |
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