blowhole
English
noun
Definitions
- The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
- A vent for the escape of gas.
- A top-facing opening to a cavity in the ground very near an ocean's shore, leading to a marine cave from which wave water or bursts of air are expelled.
- (metallurgy) An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product.
- (computer hardware) A vertical opening in the top of computer cases, that let hot air, primarily from the CPU heat sink, escape quickly.
Etymology
Compound from English blow (bloom, blue, alteration of below, flower, fellate, blossom) + English hole (miserable place, a hollow).
Origin
English
hole
Gloss
miserable place, a hollow
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ablow English
- airhole English
- alcoblow English
- antihole English
- armhole English
- arrow-hole English
- arsehole English
- asshole English
- beanhole English
- beblow English
- blasthole English
- blockhole English
- blow English
- blow out English
- blow up English
- blow-wave English
- blowability English
- blowable English
- blowback English
- blowball English
- blowbuddy English
- blowdart English
- blowdown English
- blower English
- blowest English
- bloweth English
- blowfish English
- blowgun English
- blowhard English
- blowhorn English
- blowie English
- blowing English
- blowjob English
- blowlamp English
- blowpipe English
- blowpoint English
- blowth English
- blowtorch English
- blowtube English
- blowy English
- bolt-hole English
- bolthole English
- bootyhole English
- borehole English
- bullethole English
- bumhole English
- bunghole English
- butthole English
- by-blow English
- cakehole English
- cathole English
- chuckhole English
- coal hole English
- cockhole English
- corehole English
- cornhole English
- counterblow English
- crabhole English
- craphole English
- creephole English
- cubbyhole English
- cumhole English
- cyberhole English
- deathblow English
- denehole English
- dickhole English
- dihole English
- doghole English
- downhole English
- dreamhole English
- driphole English
- dusthole English
- earhole English
- earthhole English
- eyehole English
- farthole English
- feedhole English
- fingerhole English
- firehole English
- flyblow English
- foothole English
- foxhole English
- fuckhole English
- funkhole English
- gully-hole English
- hand-hole English
- handhole English
- hawsehole English
- hole English
- hole saw English
- hole up English
- holeable English
- holeful English
- holeless English
- holelike English
- holeproof English
- holepunch English
- holer English
- holeshot English
- holey English
- holon English
- inblow English
- jaw-hole English
- keyhole English
- kneehole English
- knothole English
- knuckerhole English
- lamphole English
- leghole English
- lughole English
- maintenance hole English
- manhole English
- microhole English
- mindblow English
- minihole English
- misblow English
- mousehole English
- mudhole English
- multihole English
- nanohole English
- nosehole English
- oarhole English
- outblow English
- outhole English
- overblow English
- peachblow English
- peehole English
- peephole English
- pesthole English
- photohole English
- piehole English
- pigeonhole English
- pinhole English
- pisshole English
- plughole English
- poophole English
- pophole English
- porthole English
- posthole English
- pothole English
- preblow English
- pritchel hole English
- pukehole English
- pussyhole English
- quasihole English
- rathole English
- ringhole English
- rockhole English
- roothole English
- rudderhole English
- scumhole English
- shakehole English
- shithole English
- shothole English
- sighthole English
- sinkhole English
- sleazehole English
- slimehole English
- smokehole English
- snowhole English
- spouthole English
- spyhole English
- stakehole English
- stinkhole English
- stokehole English
- stumphole English
- suckhole English
- tailhole English
- taphole English
- thumbhole English
- traphole English
- underblow English
- underhole English
- upblow English
- uphole English
- venthole English
- waterhole English
- weephole English
- wellhole English
- woodhole English
- wormhole English
- Onanie German
- blowen Middle English
- hole Middle English
- হোল Bengali
- hul Tok Pisin
- bro Sranan Tongo
- olo Sranan Tongo
- blow
- hole
- ablow
- blowy
- holey
- holer
- holon
- blowth
- blowie
- blower
- uphole
- beblow
- dihole
- upblow
- inblow
- earhole
- cathole
- bloweth
- hole up
- oarhole
- doghole
- peehole
- foxhole
- blowing
- taphole
- manhole
- blow up
- asshole
- mudhole
- piehole
- keyhole
- bumhole
- blowjob
- lughole
- outhole
- airhole
- pothole
- preblow
- pinhole
- pophole
- by-blow
- misblow
- leghole
- armhole
- spyhole
- rathole
- eyehole
- cumhole
- blowgun
- holeful
- outblow
- blowest
- flyblow
- blow out
- blowball
- blowable
- butthole
- poophole
- scumhole
- lamphole
- nosehole
- funkhole
- blowdart
- driphole
- cakehole
- blowpipe
- nanohole
- blowdown
- peephole
- crabhole
- traphole
- denehole
- rockhole
- jaw-hole
- borehole
- alcoblow
- bunghole
- minihole
- holeable
- dickhole
- blowlamp
- holeshot
- handhole
- downhole
- farthole
- tailhole
- pukehole
- pisshole
- overblow
- cornhole
- hole saw
- roothole
- weephole
- wellhole
- holelike
- ringhole
- suckhole
- fuckhole
- blowhorn
- plughole
- dusthole
- knothole
- cockhole
- blowhard
- snowhole
- shothole
- firehole
- bolthole
- wormhole
- mindblow
- sinkhole
- antihole
- woodhole
- posthole
- blowtube
- venthole
- craphole
- shithole
- blowfish
- foothole
- corehole
- porthole
- blowback
- kneehole
- beanhole
- feedhole
- holeless
- arsehole
- pesthole
- stinkhole
- deathblow
- mousehole
- dreamhole
- photohole
- cubbyhole
- quasihole
- underhole
- holepunch
- earthhole
- smokehole
- waterhole
- creephole
- cyberhole
- hand-hole
- underblow
- sighthole
- peachblow
- holeproof
- blowpoint
- blasthole
- spouthole
- stokehole
- stumphole
- chuckhole
- slimehole
- hawsehole
- blowbuddy
- blowtorch
- bolt-hole
- multihole
- bootyhole
- stakehole
- thumbhole
- shakehole
- microhole
- pussyhole
- blow-wave
- blockhole
- coal hole
- fingerhole
- sleazehole
- bullethole
- pigeonhole
- gully-hole
- rudderhole
- arrow-hole
- knuckerhole
- counterblow
- blowability
- pritchel hole
- maintenance hole