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hole

noun verb

an opening deliberately made in or through something

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
H
Ends with
E
Contains
OL
Scrabble score
7
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Definitions

noun

  1. an opening deliberately made in or through something

noun

  1. one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course

    “he played 18 holes”

noun

  1. informal terms for the mouth

noun

  1. an opening into or through something

noun

  1. a depression hollowed out of solid matter

noun

  1. an unoccupied space

noun

  1. informal terms for a difficult situation

    “he got into a terrible fix”

noun

  1. a fault

    “he shot holes in my argument”

verb

  1. make holes in

verb

  1. hit the ball into the hole

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Example Sentences

he played 18 holes
he got into a terrible fix
he made a muddle of his marriage
he shot holes in my argument

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