| NOUN | object | hole | an opening into or through something |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | hole | an opening deliberately made in or through something | |
| artifact | hole, golf hole | one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course | |
| shape | hole | an unoccupied space | |
| object | hole, hollow | a depression hollowed out of solid matter | |
| state | hole | a fault | |
| state | hole, fix, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish | informal terms for a difficult situation | |
| body | hole, trap, cakehole, maw, yap, gob | informal terms for the mouth | |
| VERB | contact | hole, hole out | hit the ball into the hole |
| contact | hole | make holes in |
| Sounds | hhow'l | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | amphibole ... whole: 76 rhymes with owl... | |
| Meaning | An opening into or through something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | 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) | |
| knothole | A hole in a board where a knot came out | |
| 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 | |
| Broader | opening, gap | An open or empty space in or between things |
| Spanish | agujero, cavidad, hoyo, hueco, orificio | |
| Catalan | cavitat, forat, orifici | |
| Adjectives | holey | allowing passage / passage in and out |
| Verbs | hole | make holes in |
| Meaning | One playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he played 18 holes" | |
| Synonym | golf hole | |
| Part of | golf course, links course | course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf |
| Narrower | dogleg | A golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway |
| Broader | playing period, period of play, play | (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds |
| Spanish | hoyo | |
| Verbs | hole | hit the ball into the hole |
| Meaning | An unoccupied space. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | pore | Any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid / liquid (fluid or gas) |
| Broader | space | An empty area (usually bounded in some way between things) |
| Spanish | agujero | |
| Catalan | forat | |
| Meaning | A depression hollowed out of solid matter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | hollow | |
| Narrower | burrow, tunnel | A hole made by an animal, usually for shelter / 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 | |
| pit, cavity | A sizeable hole (usually in the ground) | |
| pothole, chuckhole | 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 | |
| Broader | natural depression, depression | A sunken or depressed geological formation |
| Spanish | hoya, hoyo, hueco, socavón | |
| Catalan | clot, foia, forat, sot | |
| Meaning | A fault. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he shot holes in my argument" | |
| Broader | defect, fault, flaw | An imperfection in an object or machine |
| Spanish | grieta | |
| Meaning | informal terms for a difficult situation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | fix, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish | |
| Narrower | dog's breakfast, dog's dinner | A poor job |
| Broader | difficulty | A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome |
| Spanish | atolladero, berenjenal, embrollo, enredo, lío, maraña, taco | |
| Catalan | batibull, embolic, embull, galimaties, garbuix, merder | |
| Meaning | informal terms for the mouth. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | trap, cakehole, maw, yap, gob | |
| Broader | mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris | The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge |
| Spanish | boca, ladrido, morro, pico, Yap | |
| Catalan | bec, estómac | |
| Meaning | hit the ball into the hole. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | hole out | |
| Category | golf, golf game | A game / game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes |
| Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
| Nouns | hole | one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course |
| Meaning | make holes in. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | hollow, hollow out, core out | Remove the interior of |
| Spanish | agujerear | |
| Catalan | foradar | |
| Nouns | hole | an opening deliberately made in or through something |
| hole | an opening into or through something | |
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