THUMBHOLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thumbhole mean? 

• THUMBHOLE (noun)
  The noun THUMBHOLE has 2 senses:

1. the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb

2. a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball)

  Familiarity information: THUMBHOLE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THUMBHOLE (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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)