Holey

/ˈhəʊl.li/

Synonyms for "holey" (40 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (8)

Adjective(1 words)
aperturedcribledowdydown at the heeldown-at-heeldown-at-the-heelsfenestrated

Strong matches (12)

frayedfrazzledfull of holeshoneycombedin ragsin shredsin tatterslike swiss cheesepatchypepperedperforate
Verb(1 words)

Related words (20)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

1 entries
physical property

More specific

2 entries
perforated sheetporous sponge

Collocations

5 entries
holey cheeseholey fabricholey plateholey socksholey sponge

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

1 entries

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

What should we do with these holey socks?

Source: tatoeba (3873568)

His trousers were holey, his shirt stitched with rough and ready repairs, but in curious contrast were the elegant new shoes he was wearing.

Source: tatoeba (12119411)

Fred loved holey Dutch cheese.

Source: wiktionary

Steven also acknowledged that his presentation of self—wild locs, nerd glasses, and holey hipster jeans for our first interview—encourages whites to speak to him.

Source: wiktionary

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