Small+hole

  • 71linnet hole — noun Etymology: linnet modification (influenced by linnet) of French lunette small opening more at lunette : one of the small holes connecting a glass melting furnace with its arch * * * a small hole joining a glassmaking furnace to the arch.… …

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  • 72cub·by·hole — /ˈkʌbiˌhoʊl/ noun, pl holes [count] 1 : a small hole or space for storing things The car has lots of cubbyholes for small items. He keeps the key in a cubbyhole in his desk. 2 : a place (such as a room) that is very small He worked in a cubbyhole …

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  • 73Eyelet hole — Eyelet Eye let ([imac] l[e^]t), n. [F. [oe]illet, dim. of [oe]il eye, fr. L. oculus. See {Eye}, and cf. {Oillet}.] 1. A small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A metal ring or grommet …

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  • 74spurt hole — A small hole in the connecting rod big end that indexes (aligns) with the oil hole in the crank journal. When the holes index, oil spurts out to lubricate the cylinder walls. Also called squirt hole …

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  • 75mouse hole — noun 1. A hole made or used by mice 2. A small hole or opening • • • Main Entry: ↑mouse …

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  • 76pin|hole — «PIHN HOHL», noun. 1. a small hole made by or as if by a pin. 2. a hole for a pin or peg to go in …

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  • 77glory hole — Noun. 1. A small room or cubbyhole, in which items are stored, often in an untidy fashion. Informal 2. A small hole in the dividing wall between two toilet cubicles; used for voyeurism and sexual encounters, mainly by homosexual males …

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  • 78spider hole — noun A small hole dug in the ground where someone can hide. The ragged fugitive dragged from a spider hole near Tikrit in December 2003 was physically diminished Saddam lost weight on the run and the subsequent incarceration and near invisibility …

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  • 79sand hole — noun 1. : a small hole in a casting 2. : a water hole in sand …

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  • 80touch hole — noun The small hole of a cannon through which the fire is communicated to the charge • • • Main Entry: ↑touch …

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