hole
noun [C] (SPACE) /həʊl/
/hoʊl/ Definition
B1 an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface, or an opening that goes completely through an object: We dug a hole and planted the tree. My jumper's got a hole in it. Drill a hole through the back of the cupboard and pass the wires through.Holes, hollows and dipsCaves, cracks and crevices › in golf, one of the small circular spaces in the ground into which the ball is hitGolf › in golf, one of the usually 18 areas of play: an 18-hole courseGolf
(Definition of hole noun (SPACE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aperture noun
- cleft noun
- cranny noun
- dent noun
- dint noun (MARK)
- dip noun (DROP)
- eyehole noun
- footprint noun (FOOT)
- hollow noun
- intake noun (OPENING)
- orifice noun
- piercing noun
- pinhole noun
- porosity noun
- porous adjective
- puncture noun
- riddled adjective
- semipermeable adjective
- tear noun 1
- wormhole noun (SMALL HOLE)
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