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- [hohl]
- /hoʊl/
- /həʊl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hohl]
- /hoʊl/
Definitions of hole word
- noun hole an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock. 1
- noun hole a hollow place in a solid body or mass; a cavity: a hole in the ground. 1
- noun hole the excavated habitation of an animal; burrow. 1
- noun hole a small, dingy, or shabby place: I couldn't live in a hole like that. 1
- noun hole a place of solitary confinement; dungeon. 1
- noun hole an embarrassing position or predicament: to find oneself in a hole. 1
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Origin of hole
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English hol hole, cave, orig. neuter of hol (adj.) hollow; cognate with German hohl hollow
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Parts of speech for Hole
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hole popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hole usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hole
noun hole
- dent — If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
- tunnel — an underground passage.
- void — Law. having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable.
- crater — A crater is a very large hole in the ground, which has been caused by something hitting it or by an explosion.
- pocket — a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
verb hole
- fractured — the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- fracturing — Present participle of fracture.
- unstop — to remove the stopper from: to unstop a bottle.
- unclosed — not closed: an unclosed door.
- perforate — to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like.
Antonyms for hole
noun hole
- juncture — a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.
- closing — The closing part of an activity or period of time is the final part of it.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
- solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
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