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   hole

   /həʊl/

   noun

   • 1. a hollow place in a solid body or surface: "the dog had dug a hole in the ground" Similar pitditchtrenchcavitycraterdepressionhollowwellboreholeexcavationshaftmineshaftdugoutcavecavernpotholechambergorgechasmcanyonravine
   • ▪ an aperture passing through something: "he had a hole in his sock" Similar openingaperturegapspaceorificeslotventoutletchinkbreachbreakcrackleakriftrupturepunctureperforationcutincisionsplitgashrentslitcleftcrevicefissurepeepholekeyholespyholeforamenarchaic:loophole
   • ▪ a cavity or receptacle on a golf course, typically one of eighteen or nine, into which the ball must be hit.
   • ▪ one of the sections of a golf course or the divisions of play in a game of golf: "Stephen lost the first three holes to Eric"
   • ▪ an animal's burrow: "a fox's hole" Similar burrowlairdencovertearthsettdreyretreatsheltercave
   • ▪ a valley: "Seaton Hole"
   • ▪ a position from which an electron is absent, especially one regarded as a mobile carrier of positive charge in a semiconductor.
   • 2. a place or position that needs to be filled because someone or something is no longer there: "she is missed terribly and her death has left a hole in all our lives"
   • ▪ a shortcoming, weakness, or flaw in a plan, argument, etc.: "intriguing as it sounds, the theory is full of holes" Similar flawfaultdefectweaknessweak pointshortcominginconsistencydiscrepancyloopholeerrormistakefallacy
   • 3. an unpleasant place: informal "she had wasted a whole lifetime in this hole of a town" Similar hovelslumshackmessinformal:dumpdivepigstyjointtipOpposite palace
   • ▪ an awkward situation: "the team are in a bit of a hole and it's a case of seeing if they can dig themselves out" Similar predicamentdiffict situationawkward situationmesscornertight cornerquandarydilemmamuddleemergencycrisisimbrogliodifficultytroubleplightdire straitsinformal:fixjambindspottight spotscrapepicklesticky situationhot waterdeep waterspot of bother

   verb

   • 1. make a hole or holes in: "a fuel tank was holed by the attack and a fire started"
   • 2. hit (the ball) into a hole: "George holed a six-iron shot from the fairway"

   Word Origin Old Englishhol (noun), holian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hol (noun) ‘cave’, (adjective) ‘hollow’, and German hohl ‘hollow’, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘cover, conceal’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. holey adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Black_holeBlack hole - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · A black hole is a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light and other electromagnetic waves, is capable of possessing enough energy to escape it. Einstein's theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass can deform spacetime to form a black hole.

3. www.britannica.com › science › black-holeBlack hole | Definition, Formation, Types, Pictures, & Facts

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   Jun 29, 2024 · Black hole, cosmic body of extremely intense gravity from which nothing, not even light, can escape. It can be formed by the death of a massive star wherein its core gravitationally collapses inward upon itself, compressing to a point of zero volume and infinite density called the singularity.

4. www.geeksforgeeks.org › whole-numbersWhole Numbers | Definition, Symbol, Properties and Examples -...

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   4 days ago · Whole numbers are natural numbers starting with 0. The positive numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and (so on) constitute whole numbers. It can be said that The whole number is a set of numbers without fractions, decimals, and negative numbers. Whole Number Symbol.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › water holeWater hole Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jun 13, 2024 · 1. : a natural hole or hollow containing water. 2. : a hole in a surface of ice. Examples of water hole in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web The Maya viewed such subterranean features and water holes —like the nearby Sacred Cenote—as connections to the underworld.

6. brilliant.org › wiki › pigeonhole-principle-definitionPigeonhole Principle | Brilliant Math & Science Wiki

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   2 days ago · Pigeonhole Principle (naive form): If more than n n objects are placed into n n boxes, then at least one box must contain more than one object.

7. www.verywellhealth.com › whats-a-bowel-perforation-797590Ruptured Colon: Causes, Survival Rate, How It's Fixed - Verywell...

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   Jun 19, 2024 · Having a ruptured colon, also called bowel perforation, means your colon has a hole in it. Learn the symptoms, causes, risk factors, and treatment for a ruptured colon.

8. spaceplace.nasa.gov › black-holes › enWhat Is a Black Hole? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

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   Jun 13, 2024 · A black hole is an area of such immense gravity that nothing—not even light—can escape from it. Black holes form at the end of some stars’ lives. The energy that held the star together disappears and it collapses in on itself producing a magnificent explosion.