holes

Noun

• an opening into or through something
• an opening deliberately made in or through something
• one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
  • "he played 18 holes"
• an unoccupied space
• a depression hollowed out of solid matter
• a fault
  • "he shot holes in my argument"
• informal terms for a difficult situation
• informal terms for the mouth
• plural of hole

Verb

• hit the ball into the hole
• make holes in
• third-person singular simple present indicative of hole

Synonyms

cakehole, fix, gob, golf hole, hole, hole out, hollow, jam, kettle of fish, maw, mess, muddle, pickle, trap, yap