HOLES Synonyms

• a failure to perform some promised act or obligation

• an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• make an opening or gap in

• a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

• space that is surrounded by something

• soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth

• (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

• a deep opening in the earth's surface

• a long narrow cleft

• a narrow opening

• a long narrow depression in a surface

• a sudden sharp noise

• a chance to do something

• witty remark

• a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts

• a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive

• a usually brief attempt

• the act of cracking something

• of the highest quality

• become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

• make a very sharp explosive sound

• make a sharp sound

• hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise

• pass through (a barrier)

• break partially but keep its integrity

• break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension

• gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions

• suffer a nervous breakdown

• tell spontaneously

• cause to become cracked

• reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking

• break into simpler molecules by means of heat

• a long narrow depression in a surface

• a long narrow cleft

• an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)

• a depression scratched or carved into a surface

• an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

• make a depression into

• a long narrow depression in a surface

• a long narrow cleft

• (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

• break into fissures or fine cracks

• a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

• an open or empty space in or between things

• a narrow opening

• a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks

• a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations

• an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

• make an opening or gap in

• first or beginning

• an open or empty space in or between things

• a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

• becoming open or being made open

• the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

• the act of opening something

• opportunity especially for employment or promotion

• the initial part of the introduction

• a possible alternative

• an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

• a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

• an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

• a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

• the first of a series of actions

• a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place

• a hole made in something

• the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)

• a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

• a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

• the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed

• (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment

• an enclosure in which animals are made to fight

• (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on

• (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled

• a trap in the form of a concealed hole

• a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

• lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers

• a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

• set into opposition or rivalry

• mark with a scar

• remove the pits from

• loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object

• a small hole made by a sharp object

• the act of puncturing or perforating

• pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into

• make by piercing

• reduce or lessen the size or importance of

• cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing

• be pierced or punctured

• the state of nonexistence

• an empty area or space

• lacking any legal or binding force

• containing nothing

• declare invalid

• clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something

• take away the legal force of or render ineffective

• excrete or discharge from the body

• a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

• private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance

• the quantity contained in a box

• a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

• a rectangular drawing

• evergreen shrubs or small trees

• any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned

• the driver's seat on a coach

• separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people

• a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)

• put into a box

• hit with the fist

• engage in a boxing match

• a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

• a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings

• a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

• a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit

• housing in a large building that is divided into separate units

• (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted

• an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension

• a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

• a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

• a platform from which an auctioneer sells

• the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

• render unsuitable for passage

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• stop from happening or developing

• interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

• run on a block system

• interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia

• shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

• stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block

• obstruct

• block passage through

• support, secure, or raise with a block

• impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

• be unable to remember

• shape by using a block

• shape into a block or blocks

• prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

• informal terms for the mouth

• a refrigerator for cooling liquids

• an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice

• a cell for violent prisoners

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug

• the act of putting something in working order again

• an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear

• a determination of the place where something is

• restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

• cause to be firmly attached

• decide upon or fix definitely

• prepare for eating by applying heat

• take vengeance on or get even

• set or place definitely

• kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study

• make fixed, stable or stationary

• make infertile

• influence an event or its outcome by illegal means

• put (something somewhere) firmly

• make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

• to be about to do something

• a man who serves as a sailor

• a lump of slimy stuff

• informal terms for the mouth