mouse-hole

mouse·hole

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mous-hohl]
- /ˈmau̇s hoʊl/
- /maʊs həʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mous-hohl]
- /ˈmau̇s hoʊl/

Definitions of mouse-hole word

noun mouse-hole the burrow of a mouse. 1
noun mouse-hole the entrance to a mouse's burrow. 1
noun mouse-hole a small hole resembling this. 1

See all 3 definitions of mouse-hole

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Origin of mouse-hole

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75; See origin at mouse, hole

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Parts of speech for Mouse-hole

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mouse-hole

mouse-hole popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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