finger hole

fin·ger hole

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fing-ger hohl]
- /ˈfɪŋ gər hoʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fing-ger hohl]
- /ˈfɪŋ gər hoʊl/

Definitions of finger hole words

noun finger hole one of a set of holes for the finger on the rotating dial of a telephone. 1
noun finger hole one of two holes or more on a bowling ball for holding the ball. 1
noun finger hole one of a series of holes on a wind instrument for changing the pitch by being opened or closed. 1

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Origin of finger hole

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Finger hole

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Finger hole

finger hole popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

finger hole usage trend in Literature

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