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armhole
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n 1: a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve
can be attached
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blowhole
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n 1: the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull
2: a hole for the escape of gas or air [syn: vent, venthole,
vent-hole, blowhole]
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bowl
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n 1: a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for
holding food or liquids;
2: a concave shape with an open top [syn: bowl, trough]
3: a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
4: the quantity contained in a bowl [syn: bowl, bowlful]
5: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments [syn:
stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium]
6: a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling
[syn: bowling ball, bowl]
7: a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a
curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling
8: a small round container that is open at the top for holding
tobacco [syn: bowl, pipe bowl]
9: the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) [syn:
roll, bowl]
v 1: roll (a ball)
2: hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the
batsman at the other end
3: engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on
Friday nights"
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bunghole
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n 1: vulgar slang for anus [syn: arse, arsehole, asshole,
bunghole]
2: a hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty it
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buttonhole
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n 1: a hole through which buttons are pushed [syn: buttonhole,
button hole]
v 1: detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the
outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
[syn: lobby, buttonhole]
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cajole
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v 1: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or
flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn:
wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-
talk, inveigle]
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chuckhole
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n 1: a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in
a road surface) [syn: pothole, chuckhole]
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coal
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n 1: fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter
deposited in the Carboniferous period
2: a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and
is glowing or smoldering [syn: ember, coal]
v 1: burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest
fire will char everything" [syn: char, coal]
2: supply with coal
3: take in coal; "The big ship coaled"
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condole
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v 1: express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of
someone's death; "You must condole the widow"
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console
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n 1: a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against
a wall [syn: console table, console]
2: a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input
device that an operator can use to monitor and control a
system (especially a computer system)
3: an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to
support a wall fixture); "the bust of Napoleon stood on a
console"
4: housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
[syn: cabinet, console]
v 1: give moral or emotional strength to [syn: comfort,
soothe, console, solace]
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control
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n 1: power to direct or determine; "under control"
2: a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or
group) by another; "measures for the control of disease";
"they instituted controls over drinking on campus"
3: (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or
action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his
movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his
sphincters"
4: a standard against which other conditions can be compared in
a scientific experiment; "the control condition was
inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" [syn:
control condition, control]
5: the activity of managing or exerting control over something;
"the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
6: the state that exists when one person or group has power over
another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really
her attempt to make him pay attention to her" [syn:
dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy,
ascendency, control]
7: discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model
of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
[syn: restraint, control] [ant: unrestraint]
8: great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity;
"a good command of French" [syn: command, control,
mastery]
9: a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the
speed controller on his turntable was not working properly";
"I turned the controls over to her" [syn: control,
controller]
10: a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium
during a seance
11: the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing
prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the
legislation that imposed economic controls"
v 1: exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the
budget"; "Command the military forces" [syn: control,
command]
2: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or
keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold
your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn:
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb,
moderate]
3: handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after
imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" [syn: operate,
control]
4: control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually
to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a
very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow
up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she
keeps in line" [syn: manipulate, keep in line, control]
5: check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a
parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are
you controlling for the temperature?" [syn: control,
verify]
6: verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control
an account"
7: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of
something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See
that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the
product" [syn: see, check, insure, see to it,
ensure, control, ascertain, assure]
8: have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do
you control these data?" [syn: master, control]
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eyehole
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n 1: a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can
peep [syn: peephole, spyhole, eyehole]
2: a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in
cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar
[syn: eyelet, eyehole]
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foxhole
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n 1: a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against
enemy fire [syn: foxhole, fox hole]
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hellhole
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n 1: any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the
inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas
is the pits"; [syn: hell, hell on earth, hellhole,
snake pit, the pits, inferno]
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keyhole
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n 1: the hole where a key is inserted
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knothole
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n 1: a hole in a board where a knot came out
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loophole
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n 1: an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or
contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or
obligation
2: a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or
discharging weapons
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manhole
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n 1: a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person
can gain access to an underground structure
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peephole
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n 1: a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can
peep [syn: peephole, spyhole, eyehole]
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pesthole
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n 1: a breeding ground for epidemic disease
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pigeonhole
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n 1: a specific (often simplistic) category
2: a small compartment [syn: cubbyhole, pigeonhole]
v 1: place into a small compartment
2: treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was
stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" [syn: pigeonhole,
stereotype, stamp]
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pinhole
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n 1: a small puncture that might have been made by a pin
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porthole
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n 1: a window in a ship or airplane
2: an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing
through [syn: port, embrasure, porthole]
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posthole
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n 1: a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post [syn:
posthole, post hole]
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pothole
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n 1: a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in
a road surface) [syn: pothole, chuckhole]
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sinkhole
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n 1: a depression in the ground communicating with a
subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed
by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof [syn:
sinkhole, sink, swallow hole]
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wormhole
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n 1: hole made by a burrowing worm
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cole
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n 1: a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a
head [syn: kale, kail, cole, borecole, colewort,
Brassica oleracea acephala]
2: coarse curly-leafed cabbage [syn: kale, kail, cole]
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warhol
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n 1: United States artist who was a leader of the Pop Art
movement (1930-1987) [syn: Warhol, Andy Warhol]
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cubbyhole
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n 1: a small compartment [syn: cubbyhole, pigeonhole]
2: a small secluded room [syn: cubby, cubbyhole, snuggery,
snug]
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rathole
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n 1: a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats
2: a small dirty uncomfortable room
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stokehole
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n 1: (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of
a ship are stoked or fired [syn: stokehold, stokehole,
fireroom]
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asshole
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n 1: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or
irritating or ridiculous [syn: asshole, bastard,
cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker,
motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch,
SOB]
2: vulgar slang for anus [syn: arse, arsehole, asshole,
bunghole]
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borehole
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waterhole
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