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noun / verb

hole

HOHL/həʊl/

An opening or hollow space in surrounding material.

An irregular hole in the wooden plank reveals the space beyond.

A single wooden plank with a conspicuous irregular hole through its middle, viewed obliquely so the broken inner edges and the white space beyond clearly establish an opening through a solid object.
Etymology
holeOld Englishhollow place, opening

Old English hol named a hollow place or opening and also meant 'hollow' as an adjective. The modern noun preserves this concrete sense of a cavity or gap.

In context

Eastside Decoded – SCP41:39
Behind the pulpit is a hole in the floor exposing an area of the SCP-610 'pool' beneath the building.
The Siberian Wasteland Made Entirely of Living Human Flesh (SCP-610)

More examples

  • My sock has a hole near the heel.
  • We dig a hole for the new tree.
  • A sharp rock holed the boat below the waterline.

Forms

hole · holes · holed · holing

Similar words

opening
Often suggests an entrance or passage rather than a hollow.
cavity
Emphasizes a hollow space within something, not necessarily through it.
gap
Usually separates edges or objects rather than piercing solid material.