shot hole

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shot hohl]
- /ʃɒt hoʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shot hohl]
- /ʃɒt hoʊl/

Definitions of shot hole words

noun shot hole a condition in plants in which small, rounded spots drop out of the leaves, appearing as if the leaves were riddled by shot, resulting from infection or injury. 1
noun shot hole a drilled hole into which explosive is put for blasting 0
noun shot hole a drilled hole in which an explosive charge is put for blasting 0
noun shot hole a hole bored in timber by an insect 0

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Origin of shot hole

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805

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Parts of speech for Shot hole

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shot hole

shot hole popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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