hole

/hoʊl/

nounhole

Think: “A hOLe is a hOLe”—the long O sound is written with O + silent E.

Yes, it's hole. The E is silent; it makes the O say its long sound: o_e → /oʊ/.

Definitions

  1. nounan opening through something, or an empty space in a solid surface
  2. nouna hollow place in the ground

Examples

  • “There is a hole in my sock.”
  • “The dog dug a hole in the yard.”
  • “She dropped the coin into a small hole in the box.”

Synonyms

openinggappithollowcavity

Antonyms

solidfill

Translations

ES agujeroPT buracoFR trou

Common misspellings

holhoelhollehoalhoolewholholéhloe

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