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holes¹

  • /həʊlz/ UK
  • [hɒʊlz] UK
  • /hɒlz/ UK
  • /hoʊlz/ US
  • /holz/ Scotland
  • /hoːlz/ Wales

Sounds like hols (doll–dole merger) · Rhymes with -əʊlz

noun

  1. plural plural of hole

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of hole

Holes²

Where it comes from

Various origins:

* Variant of English Hole.

* Borrowed from Slovak Holeš or Czech Holeš.

proper noun Holeses

  1. A surname.

Holes³

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Hole

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hollow, trap, fix, jam, pickle, maw, yap, muddle, mess, hole out, bores, burrows, wells, tombs, balls, graves

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"holes." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/holes. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

holes. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/holes

Chicago

"holes." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/holes.

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@misc{holes_2026,
  title = {holes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}