hole in the ground (noun)

  • 1hole-in-the-floor toilet — /ˌhoʊl ɪn ðə flɔ ˈtɔɪlət/ (say .hohl in dhuh flaw toyluht) noun → squat toilet. Also, hole in the ground toilet …

  • 2hole — noun 1) a hole in the roof Syn: opening, aperture, gap, space, orifice, vent, chink, breach, break; crack, leak, rift, rupture; puncture, perforation, cut, split, gash …

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  • 3hole — noun 1) a hole in the roof Syn: opening, aperture, gap, space, vent, chink, breach, crack, rupture, puncture 2) a hole in the ground Syn: pit, crate …

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  • 4hole — hole1 [ houl ] noun count *** 1. ) a space dug in the surface of the ground: Workers dug a 30 foot hole in the ground. rabbit/mouse hole: a field containing several rabbit holes a ) a small space in the ground for hitting the ball into in golf.… …

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  • 5hole — I UK [həʊl] / US [hoʊl] noun [countable] Word forms hole : singular hole plural holes *** 1) a space dug in the surface of the ground Workers dug a 30 foot hole in the ground. rabbit/mouse hole: a grassy bank containing several rabbit holes 2) in …

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  • 6hole — 1 noun (C) 1 SPACE IN STH SOLID an empty space in something solid (+ in): We ll just dig a big hole in the ground and bury the box in it. 2 SPACE STH CAN GO THROUGH a space in something that allows things, light etc to get through to the other… …

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  • 7hole — /hoʊl / (say hohl) noun 1. an opening through anything; an aperture. 2. a hollow place in a solid body or mass; a cavity: a hole in the ground. 3. a waterhole. 4. Goldmining a shaft sunk into the ground from the surface; a miner s excavation. 5.… …

  • 8hole — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. opening, aperture, gap, cavity; excavation, hollow; slot, puncture; dungeon; cave; space. See concavity, abode, interval. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A perforation] Syn. notch, puncture, slot, eyelet,… …

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  • 9ground — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 solid surface of the earth ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, hard, solid ▪ muddy, soft ▪ damp, wet …

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  • 10hole*/*/*/ — [həʊl] noun [C] I 1) a space that has been dug in the surface of the ground Workers dug a 30 foot hole in the ground.[/ex] rabbit holes[/ex] 2) a space in the surface of something that goes partly or completely through it All my socks have holes… …

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