"hole" | Definition and Related Words

hole

Noun

An opening into or through something (synset 109327371)
is a type of: gap, opening - an open or empty space in or between things
subtypes:
- 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
- ozone hole - an area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is seasonally depleted of ozone
- perforation - a hole made in something
- rathole - a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats
- knothole - a hole in a board where a knot came out
An opening deliberately made in or through something (synset 103531378)
is a type of: opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
subtypes:
- 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
- ear hole - a hole (as in a helmet) for sound to reach the ears
- eye - a small hole or loop (as in a needle)
- 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 - 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
- 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
- blowhole, vent, vent-hole, venthole - a hole for the escape of gas or air
One playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course (synset 103531985)
"he played 18 holes"

is a type of: period of play, play, playing period - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds

subtypes: dogleg - a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway

is a part of: golf course, links course - course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf

same as: golf hole
An unoccupied space (synset 113934444)
is a type of: space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)

subtypes: pore - any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
A depression hollowed out of solid matter (synset 109327656)
is a type of: depression, natural depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation
subtypes:
- burrow, tunnel - a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
- gopher hole - a hole in the ground made by gophers
- kettle, kettle hole - (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
- cavity, pit - a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
- 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
same as: hollow
A fault (synset 114488377)
"he shot holes in my argument"

is a type of: defect, fault, flaw - an imperfection in an object or machine
Informal terms for a difficult situation (synset 114432893)
"he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"

is a type of: difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome

subtypes: dog's breakfast, dog's dinner - a poor job; a mess

same as: fix, jam, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle
Informal terms for the mouth (synset 105309806)
is a type of: mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris - the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

same as: cakehole, gob, maw, trap, yap

Verb

Hit the ball into the hole (synset 201410807)
referred to in: 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

is a type of: hit - cause to move by striking

same as: hole out
Make holes in (synset 201284626)
is a type of: core out, hollow, hollow out - remove the interior of

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