Rats have gnawed holes in the door.
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Holes
//həʊlz//
Synonyms for "holes" (473 found)
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Closest matches (95)
fixgapabodeabriabysmabyssadministrative segregationaerospaceaerosphereairair holeair pocketair spaceairspacealveolationalveolusantreantrumaperturearea
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armpitarroyoasylumaugean stablesaugerbabylonbasementbasinbearingsbench markbindbiteblemishblind alleybolt holebolt-holeboothbordelloborebowlboxbox canyonbreachbreakbrigbroachbroachingbrothelbugbumpbunkerburrowcachecagecanyoncatcatchcatch-22cathousecavecaverncavityceilingcellcellarcellaragecellulechamberchapchasmcheckchimneychinkclearanceclearingcleftcleuchclip jointcloughcoal bincolcompartmentconcaveconcavityconcealmentcorner
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couchcouleecouloircountersinkcovecovercovertcoverturecrackcrannycratercrevassecrevicecribcrosswindcryptcubbycubbyholecul-de-saccup
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cutcwmcyclone cellardark cornerdead enddead-end streetdeadlockdeepdefectdefectiondeficiencydefiledelldenden of iniquityden of thievesdentdepressiondepthdifficultydikedilemmadipdisclosurediscontinuitydiscrepancydisruptdistrictditchdivedoghousedollhousedongadonjondrawdrawbackdrilldugoutdumpdungeonearthempierceemplacementempty spaceenclosed spaceerrorexcavationextremityfailingfailurefallacyfaultfautefavorable windfenestrafissurefistulaflawfleshpotsflumefly in the ointmentfogfoiblefoldfolliclefontanelforamenformfoxholefracturefrailtyfrontfunk holefunnel chestfurrowgapegashgatgoalgomorrahgoregorgegougegouge outgrand slamgroovegrotgrottogulchgulfgullygyp jointhalthead windhellholehiatushideawayhideouthidey holehidinghiding placehigh-pressure areahitholdhole in onehole in the wallhollowhollow shellhome runhomerhoneycombhot water
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Related words (236)
hovelhutimpaleimpasseimperfectionimpressioninadequacyincisioninconsistencyindentationinfirmityinletintersticeintervalionospherejailjetstreamjointjumpkeep
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kinkklooflacunalairlancelatitude and longitudelaying openleaklieulittle problemlocalelocalitylocationlocuslodgeloopholelow-pressure areamangermessmewmistakemoatmuddleneedlenichenooknotchnullahopenopeningopening uporificeoublietteoutletovercastpasspassagepassagewaypenetrateperforateperforationpestholepewpicklepiercepigeonholepigpenpigstypinchpinkpinpointpitplaceplacementplague spotplayhouseplightpocketpointporepositionpotato cellarpredicamentprickprisonproblempunchpunch bowlpuncturequagmireravinereamream outrecessrefugeregionrentretreatriddleriftrimeriprookeryroughnessrunrun throughrupturesanctuaryscissurescoopscorescrapeseamsecret placesewershackshaftshantyshellshortcomingsinksink of corruptionsinussitesituationsitusskewerslamslitslotslumsnagsocketsodomsolitary confinementsomething missingsoupspacespearspikespitsplitsporting housespotstabstablestalematestallstandstandstillstashsteadstewstewsstickstomastopstorm cellarstratospherestrikestysubbasementsubstratospheresubterranesubwaytail windtainttapteartenementthe slumsthrowing opentight spottight squeezetouchdowntransfixtranspiercetraptrenchtrepantrephinetropopausetropospheretroubletroughtumbledown shacktunnelturbulenceuncorkingundercovertunstoppingvacancyvacuityvacuumvaginavalleyvaultventvisibilityvisibility zerovoidvugvulnerable placewadiwarrenweak linkweak pointweaknesswellwhereaboutwhereaboutswhorehousewine cellaryawnyawning abyss
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Sample sentences
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The argument is full of holes.
Source: tatoeba (48745)
I found holes here and there.
Source: tatoeba (71728)
What has many holes but is good for holding liquid?
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