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THUMBHOLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("thumbhole" is a kind of...):
finger hole (a hole for inserting a finger)
Holonyms ("thumbhole" is a part of...):
bowl; bowling ball (a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("thumbhole" is a kind of...):
hole (an opening deliberately made in or through something)
Holonyms ("thumbhole" is a part of...):
wood; woodwind; woodwind instrument (any wind instrument other than the brass instruments)
