Definition of holes

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  • holes is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • holes is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • holes is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of holes

  • informal terms for a difficult situation (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. fix
    2. jam
    3. kettle of fish
    4. mess
    5. muddle
    6. pickle
  • one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course (noun)

    Examples

    1. he played 18 holes

    Synonyms

    1. golf hole
  • hit the ball into the hole (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. hole out
  • informal terms for the mouth (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cakehole
    2. gob
    3. maw
    4. trap
    5. yap
  • a depression hollowed out of solid matter (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. hollow
  • a fault (noun)

    Examples

    1. he shot holes in my argument
  • an opening deliberately made in or through something (noun)
  • an opening into or through something (noun)
  • an unoccupied space (noun)
  • make holes in (verb)

See definition of holes in Merriam Webster