holey
English
/ˈhəʊl.li/, /ˈhəʊli/, /ˈhoʊli/
adj
Definitions
- having, or being full of, holes
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English holy suffix from 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
- airhole English
- antihole English
- armhole English
- arrow-hole English
- arsehole English
- asshole English
- beanhole English
- blasthole English
- blockhole English
- blowhole English
- bolt-hole English
- bolthole English
- bootyhole English
- borehole English
- bullethole English
- bumhole English
- bunghole English
- butthole English
- cakehole English
- cathole English
- chuckhole English
- coal hole English
- cockhole English
- corehole English
- cornhole English
- crabhole English
- craphole English
- creephole English
- cubbyhole English
- cumhole English
- cyberhole 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
- 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
- holon 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
- minihole English
- mousehole English
- mudhole English
- multihole English
- nanohole English
- nosehole English
- oarhole English
- outhole 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
- 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
- underhole English
- uphole English
- venthole English
- waterhole English
- weephole English
- wellhole English
- woodhole English
- wormhole English
- Onanie German
- hāliġ Old English
- halyday Middle English
- hole Middle English
- holy Middle English
- hool Middle English
- হোল Bengali
- hul Tok Pisin
- olo Sranan Tongo
- hole
- holer
- holon
- dihole
- uphole
- earhole
- keyhole
- cathole
- bumhole
- lughole
- outhole
- airhole
- hole up
- pothole
- pinhole
- oarhole
- doghole
- peehole
- pophole
- foxhole
- leghole
- armhole
- spyhole
- rathole
- eyehole
- taphole
- cumhole
- manhole
- holeful
- asshole
- mudhole
- piehole
- pisshole
- cornhole
- hole saw
- roothole
- weephole
- wellhole
- butthole
- poophole
- scumhole
- lamphole
- holelike
- ringhole
- nosehole
- funkhole
- suckhole
- fuckhole
- plughole
- driphole
- cakehole
- dusthole
- knothole
- cockhole
- nanohole
- snowhole
- shothole
- firehole
- peephole
- crabhole
- bolthole
- blowhole
- wormhole
- traphole
- denehole
- sinkhole
- antihole
- woodhole
- posthole
- rockhole
- jaw-hole
- venthole
- borehole
- craphole
- shithole
- bunghole
- minihole
- holeable
- foothole
- corehole
- porthole
- kneehole
- dickhole
- beanhole
- feedhole
- holeshot
- handhole
- downhole
- holeless
- arsehole
- farthole
- pesthole
- tailhole
- pukehole
- stinkhole
- blasthole
- mousehole
- dreamhole
- spouthole
- photohole
- cubbyhole
- quasihole
- stokehole
- underhole
- holepunch
- earthhole
- stumphole
- chuckhole
- smokehole
- waterhole
- creephole
- cyberhole
- hand-hole
- slimehole
- hawsehole
- bolt-hole
- multihole
- bootyhole
- stakehole
- thumbhole
- sighthole
- microhole
- shakehole
- pussyhole
- holeproof
- blockhole
- coal hole
- fingerhole
- gully-hole
- sleazehole
- rudderhole
- bullethole
- pigeonhole
- arrow-hole
- knuckerhole
- pritchel hole
- maintenance hole