Holes and openings in surfaces
abyss
noun
a large deep hole that appears to have no bottom
aperture
noun
a small narrow hole
blowhole
noun
a hole in the surface of ice that sea animals such as whales and seals use to breathe through
blowhole
noun
a hole in a tunnel through which gases can escape
cavity
noun
a hole or space inside a solid object
channel
noun
a long narrow cut in a surface
chink
noun
a very small space in a wall or between two things, especially when this lets light through
cleft
noun
a narrow space in the surface of something, for example in a rock or in someone’s chin
crack
noun
a narrow opening between two things or parts of things
cranny
noun
a long narrow hole, especially in a wall or rock
crater
noun
a large round hole in the ground caused by an explosion
crevice
noun
a narrow crack in rock or in a wall
cut
noun
a mark or hole in a surface where something sharp has cut it
dip
noun
a place in a surface that is lower than the surrounding area
fissure
noun
a long deep crack in something, especially the ground
furrow
noun
a deep line on the surface of something
gash
noun
a long deep cut in your skin or in the surface of something
groove
noun
a line cut into a surface
gulf
noun
a long thin deep crack or hole in the ground
hole
noun
a space dug in the surface of the ground
hole
noun
a space in the surface of something that goes partly or completely through it
hollow
noun
a small area in the ground that is lower than the ground around it
indent
noun
a hole or mark in the surface of something
indentation
noun
a mark or hole in the surface of something
indentation
noun
a cut shaped like a ‘V’ in the edge of something
leak
noun
a hole or crack in an object or container that a liquid or gas comes out of
nick
noun
a small cut on the surface of something
notch
noun
a small cut on the edge or surface of something, especially a cut shaped like the letter V
opening
noun
a hole or place where something opens
perforation
noun
a small hole, usually one of a series of holes in a surface such as paper
pinhole
noun
an extremely small hole
pit
noun
a hole that you dig in the ground to put something in it
pit
noun
a hole in the ground where you can lie to look underneath cars
pit
noun
a small mark or hole in a surface
pothole
noun
a hole in a road
prick
noun
a small hole made with something sharp
puncture
noun
a small hole made with a sharp point, for example in a person’s skin during an operation
rent
noun
a hole made when you tear something
rift
noun
a crack or long narrow space that forms in a large mass of something such as rock or clouds
rip
noun
a hole in something produced by tearing
rut
noun
a deep narrow mark in the ground made by a wheel
score
noun
a mark cut into the surface of something
slit
noun
a long narrow space in something
slot
noun
a long narrow hole that you can fit something into
slot
noun
a space inside something, for example a computer, where you can fit a particular part
tear
noun
a hole in a piece of paper, cloth etc where it has been torn
toehold
noun
a small hole in a rock where you can put your foot to help you to climb up
trench
noun
a long narrow open hole dug in the ground
vent
noun
a hole or space that allows air, gas, or smoke to escape or fresh air to enter
well
noun
a deep hole that is dug in the ground to provide a supply of water
wormhole
noun
a hole made by a worm
