holes
plural of hole
holes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hole
• Hoels, Lohse, Olesh, Sheol, helos, hosel, olehs, s-hole, shole
Source: Wiktionary
Hole, a.
Definition: Whole. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Hole, n. Etym: [OE. hol, hole, AS. hol, hole, cavern, from hol, a., hollow; akin to D. hol, OHG. hol, G. hohl, Dan.huul hollow, hul hole, Sw. hål, Icel. hola; prob. from the root of AS. helan to conceal. See Hele, Hell, and cf. Hold of a ship.]
1. A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure. The holes where eyes should be. Shak. The blind walls Were full of chinks and holes. Tennyson. The priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid. 2 Kings xii. 9.
2. An excavation in the ground, made by an animal to live in, or a natural cavity inhabited by an animal; hence, a low, narrow, or dark lodging or place; a mean habitation. Dryden. The foxes have holes, . . . but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. Luke ix. 58.
Syn.
– Hollow; concavity; aperture; rent; fissure; crevice; orifice; interstice; perforation; excavation; pit; cave; den; cell. Hole and corner, clandestine, underhand. [Colloq.] "The wretched trickery of hole and corner buffery. " Dickens.
– Hole board (Fancy Weaving), a board having holes through which cords pass which lift certain warp threads; -- called also compass board.
Hole, v. t. Etym: [AS. holian. See Hole, n.]
1. To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in; as, to hole a post for the insertion of rails or bars. Chapman.
2. To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball.
Hole, v. i.
Definition: To go or get into a hole. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
