hole
an opening into or through something
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,833 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,881 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an opening into or through something
- an opening deliberately made in or through something
- one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course also: golf hole he played 18 holes
- an unoccupied space
- a depression hollowed out of solid matter also: hollow
- a fault he shot holes in my argument
hole in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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If you've a rat hole into which you can crowd me.
Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 · Oliver Bell Bunce · Chapter 1
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Sophie moved beneath the light of a hole in the roof.
Actions and reactions · Rudyard Kipling · Chapter 1
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If ever you get in a hole, I'll take you out if I can.
Under Two Flags · Ouida · Chapter 1
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He said, ‘You must come again, and bring a knife with you to scrape a hole in the iron.’
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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So he kept straight on, and all of a sudden he felt himself going down into a big hole.
Uncle Wiggily's Travels · Howard Roger Garis · Chapter 1