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Word: Hole
Speech Type: Noun
Old English hol (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’
həʊl
a hollow place in a solid body or surface
Short Definition:hollow place in solid body or surface
Examples:- the dog had dug a hole in the ground
a place or position that needs to be filled because someone or something is no longer there
Short Definition:place or position that needs to be filled because person or thing is no longer there
Examples:- she is missed terribly and her death has left a hole in all our lives
an unpleasant place
Short Definition:unpleasant place
Examples:- she had wasted a whole lifetime in this hole of a town
Word: Hole
Speech Type: Verb
həʊl
make a hole or holes in
Short Definition:make hole in
Examples:- a fuel tank was holed by the attack and a fire started
hit (the ball) into a hole
Short Definition:hit ball into hole
Examples:- George holed a six-iron shot from the fairway
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