holes (Meaning)
holes
the play on such a hole as a unit of scoring, a part of a golf course from the tee to the putting green, flaw, fault, an opening in a defensive formation, an opening through something, at a disadvantage, a wretched or dreary place, a hollowed-out place, an opening into or through a thing, a prison cell especially for solitary confinement, to make an opening through or a hollowed-out place in (as by cutting, digging, boring, or shooting at), an awkward position or circumstance, the shallow cup into which the ball is played in golf, an underground habitation, an awkward position, a serious discrepancy, gap, a defect in a crystal (as of a semiconductor) that is due to an electron's having left its normal position in one of the crystal bonds and that is equivalent in many respects to a positively charged particle, an area where something is missing, a hollow place (as a pit or cave), such as, a part of the golf course from tee (see tee entry 2 sense 2) to putting green, a cave, pit, or well in the ground, a shallow cylindrical hole or hollowed-out place in the putting green of a golf course into which the ball is played, having a score below zero, the area of a baseball field between the positions of shortstop and third baseman, a position of owing or losing money, to make an opening through or a hollowed-out place in something, burrow, a shabby or dingy place, a deep place in a body of water, to drive or hit into a hole, an unusually deep place in a body of water (such as a river)
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holes Sentence Examples
- The tattered fabric had tiny holes that allowed the breeze to seep through.
- The golf course was riddled with deep, water-filled holes that challenged players' skills.
- The honeycomb was a marvel of nature, constructed from perfectly hexagonal holes.
- The abandoned building had gaping holes in its walls, revealing the ravages of time.
- The Swiss cheese was renowned for its distinctive, evenly spaced holes.
- The leaky faucet created a persistent dripping sound, leaving a trail of small holes in the sink.
- The moth-eaten sweater had numerous holes that threatened to unravel its fabric.
- The rusted chain had several weak links, each containing small holes that compromised its strength.
- The porous rock had countless tiny holes that absorbed water like a sponge.
- The submarine's hull had a small hole that threatened to compromise its integrity under water.
FAQs About the word holes
the play on such a hole as a unit of scoring, a part of a golf course from the tee to the putting green, flaw, fault, an opening in a defensive formation, an op
crevices, openings,apertures, slits,spaces, fissures, perforations, orifices, slots, cracks
fillings, obstacles, barriers, seals, plugs, fillers,patches, fills,obstructions, stoppers
The tattered fabric had tiny holes that allowed the breeze to seep through.
The golf course was riddled with deep, water-filled holes that challenged players' skills.
The honeycomb was a marvel of nature, constructed from perfectly hexagonal holes.
The abandoned building had gaping holes in its walls, revealing the ravages of time.
