Synonyms and antonyms of Holes and openings in surfaces in British Thesaurus

abyss (noun)

literary a large deep hole that appears to have no bottom

aperture (noun)

formal 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

foothold (noun)

a small hole, crack, or lump on a surface where you can put your foot to support yourself when climbing

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)

literary 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