hole

/hˈoʊl/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. an opening into or through something
2. an opening deliberately made in or through something
3. one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
   “he played 18 holes”
4. an unoccupied space
5. a depression hollowed out of solid matter
6. a fault
   “he shot holes in my argument”
7. informal terms for a difficult situation
   “he got into a terrible fix”
8. informal terms for the mouth

verb

1. hit the ball into the hole
2. make holes in

Synonyms for hole

• golf hole
• hollow
• fix
• jam
• mess
• muddle
• pickle
• kettle of fish
• trap
• cakehole
• maw
• yap
• gob
• hole out

Words that rhyme with hole

• roll
• control
• pole
• bowl
• troll
• poll
• whole
• sole
• charcoal
• mole
• coal
• soul
• toll
• goal
• parole
• patrol
• pigeonhole
• role
• bole
• payroll
• scroll
• bankroll
• blowhole
• buttonhole
• casserole
• cole
• cubbyhole
• dipole
• dole
• fishbowl