English > hole: 10 senses > noun 2, artifact| Meaning | An opening deliberately made in or through something. |
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| Narrower | air hole | A hole that allows the passage of air |
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| armhole | A hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached |
| bunghole | A hole in a barrel or cask |
| buttonhole, button hole | 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| lubber's hole | hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor / 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 |
| mortise, mortice | 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 |
| peephole, spyhole, eyehole | 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) |
| posthole, post hole | 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, venthole, vent-hole, blowhole | A hole for the escape of gas or air |
| Broader | opening | A vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made |
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| Catalan | cavitat, forat |
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| Spanish | agujero, cavidad, hueco |
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| Verbs | hole | make holes in |
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