noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , deep , gaping , great , huge , large , massive , yawning
▪ small , tiny
▪ circular , round
▪ jagged , ragged
▪
The missile had torn a jagged ~ in the side of the ship.
▪ bullet , drill , screw
▪
The wall was full of bullet ~s.
▪ drainage
▪ mouse , rabbit , etc.
VERB + HOLE
▪ bore , create , cut , dig , drill , make , punch , wear
▪
We dug a deep ~ to bury the animals in.
▪
She punched two ~s in each sheet of paper.
▪
He had worn a ~ in the knees of his jeans.
▪ blast , blow , break , burn , rip , tear
▪ fill , fill in , patch , plug
▪
I uprooted the tree and filled the ~ with earth.
▪
We used cement to plug the ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ down a/the ~
▪
The snake disappeared down a ~.
▪ in a/the ~
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There was water in the ~.
▪ through a/the ~
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We climbed through the ~.
▪ ~ in
▪
I made an extra ~ in my belt.
PHRASES
▪ full of ~s
▪
The old blankets were now full of ~s.
▪ riddled with ~s
▪
The car was riddled with bullet ~s.