Small+hole

  • 31hole — 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.… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 32hole — [[t]ho͟ʊl[/t]] ♦♦ holes, holing, holed 1) N COUNT A hole is a hollow space in something solid, with an opening on one side. He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his once prized possessions... The builders had cut holes into the soft stone to… …

    English dictionary

  • 33hole — 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… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34hole — 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 …

    English dictionary

  • 35hole — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, gaping, great, huge, large, massive, yawning ▪ small, tiny …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 36hole — [[t]hoʊl[/t]] n. v. holed, hol•ing 1) an opening through something; gap: a hole in the roof[/ex] 2) a hollow place in a solid mass; cavity: a hole in the ground[/ex] 3) the excavated habitation of an animal; burrow 4) a cramped or shabby place of …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37hole up — verb 1. remain secluded or in hiding He is writing his book and is holing up in his study • Hypernyms: ↑hide, ↑hide out • Verb Frames: Something s 2. score a hole in one • Topics: ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 38Hole —    1) (la Hole)    Tenement of Alice de Mondene called la Hole in parish of St. Owyn, 1322 (Ct. H.W. I. 296).    No later mention.    2) (le Hole)    Tenement situate at le Hole in the parish of St. Magnus, 1393 4 (Ct. H.W. II. 306).     Le… …

    Dictionary of London

  • 39hole-in-the-wall — {n. phr.} A small place to live, stay in, or work in; a small, hidden, or inferior place. * /The jewelry store occupied a tiny hole in the wall./ * /When Mr. and Mrs. Green were first married, they lived in a little hole in fhe wall in a cheap… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 40hole-in-the-wall — {n. phr.} A small place to live, stay in, or work in; a small, hidden, or inferior place. * /The jewelry store occupied a tiny hole in the wall./ * /When Mr. and Mrs. Green were first married, they lived in a little hole in fhe wall in a cheap… …

    Dictionary of American idioms