Synonyms of the word

blowhole

• n. The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
• n. A vent for the escape of gas.
• n. A top-facing opening to a cavity in the ground very near an ocean's shore, that leads to a marine cave…
• n. (metallurgy) An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product.
• n. (computer hardware) A vertical opening in the top of computer cases, that let hot air, primarily from…

hole

• n. A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.;…
• n. (heading) In games.
• n. (archaeology, slang) An excavation pit or trench.
• n. (figuratively) A weakness, a flaw.
• n. (informal) A container or receptacle.
• n. (physics) In semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged…
• n. (computing) A security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit.
• n. (slang anatomy) An orifice, in particular the anus.
• n. (Ireland, idiomatic, particularly in the phrase "get one's hole") Sex, or a sex partner.
• n. (informal, with "the") Solitary confinement, a high-security prison cell often used as punishment.
• n. (slang) An undesirable place to live or visit; a hovel.
• n. (figuratively) Difficulty, in particular, debt.
• n. (graph theory) A chordless cycle in a graph.
• v. (transitive) To make holes in (an object or surface).
• v. (transitive, by extension) To destroy.
• v. (intransitive) To go into a hole.
• v. (transitive) To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball or golf ball.
• v. (transitive) To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in.
• v. simple past tense of hele.
• adj. Obsolete form of whole.

spiracle

• n. A pore or opening used (especially by spiders and some fish) for breathing.
• n. The blowhole of a whale, dolphin or other similar species.
• n. Any small aperture or vent for air or other fluid.

vent

• n. An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
• n. A small aperture.
• n. The opening of a volcano from which lava flows.
• n. A verbalized frustration.
• n. The excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates.
• n. A slit in the seam of a garment.
• n. The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge;…
• n. In steam boilers, a sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage…
• n. Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.
• n. Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.
• v. (intransitive) To allow gases to escape.
• v. (transitive) To allow to escape through a vent.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To express a strong emotion.
• v. To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.
• n. Ventriloquism.
• n. sale; opportunity to sell; market.
• v. To sell; to vend.
• n. (obsolete) A baiting place; an inn.

venthole

• n. A hole through which gas or air can escape.