airhole

noun

Definition of airholenext
as in inlet

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Recent Examples of airhole Rescue crews drilled an air hole, began pumping water out of the mine, and fashioned a rescue shaft. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 5 June 2026 Designed with extra large air holes for ventilation and a textured silicone nipple for natural oral development, babies should take to it quickly. — Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026 Designed with air holes to keep the mouse alive, this live trap has no poison or glue. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026 Most menstrual cups have small air holes around the rim to help promote suction and make the cup simpler to remove and insert. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026 This uses air holes to create a flow which burns off excess smoke. — Simon Heptinstall december 31, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2025 When handling a possum (or any wild mammal), wear protective gloves and place the animal gently in a secure container like a box with a lid and air holes. — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025 Chandler gets awfully cozy in his new digs (just don't cover his air hole). — Gretchen Hansen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airhole
  1. inlet
  2. puncture
  3. intake
  4. entrance
  5. pinhole
  6. pore
  7. keyhole
  8. wormhole
Noun
  • Around back, the Studio 1 keeps its connections neatly organized, with USB-C and Ethernet ports at the lower left and a recessed power inlet and physical rocker switch on the right.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Ponds, inlets, and outfalls that are not maintained do not perform as designed, and deferred maintenance is the most common reason a system that looks adequate on paper floods in practice.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of inlet
Noun
  • The Cupertino writers are really cooking with this case, which once again sees multiple reversals of fortune, with Chatlike presenting airtight arguments that PSA punctures and vice versa.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The seven-step facial includes a cleanse; a professional biostimulating step applied to the skin with no needles; lifting; nano-infusion with a no-puncture tip; a cold biocellulose mask; LED, and finishing serums and SPF.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of puncture
Noun
  • Corey also recommended significantly upping my intake of omega-3s for mood and joint health, and nightly magnesium glycinate for improved sleep.
    — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Tips to Decrease Soda Without Feeling Deprived Reducing soda intake does not have to be all-or-nothing.
    — Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of intake
Noun
  • Officials also closed barricades at site entrances to incoming traffic.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Photos from the scene hours after the attack show heavily armed police officers standing at the entrance of the embassy.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of entrance
Noun
  • Turn the volume up and that pinhole dilates, revealing swirling galaxies of vocal harmonies, upright bass plucks, and cascading piano runs.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • There’s still a big glossy black navigation pad near the top with a pinhole microphone and power and Alexa buttons above it.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of pinhole
Noun
  • When temperatures creep to triple digits, sweat comes out of every pore—including those on your scalp.
    — Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • But the complex of proteins needed to make more proteins is far too large to go through a small pore.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of pore
Noun
  • At the October 20 state banquet, where the royal family hosted the Sultan of Oman, Kate wore a striking yellow Elie Saab gown with a keyhole cutout.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The strongbox, which is painted with flowers and birds, has a false keyhole on the front; the real keyhole is hidden underneath a bolt on its lid.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of keyhole
Noun
  • The species' non-linear approach to time, coupled with a penchant for making giant space vortices their home, suggests they're closely related to the wormhole aliens, aka Prophets, worshipped by the Bajorans.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • At first, everything seems as tranquil as the surface of Mars, seen in the opening moments from space and then slowly zoomed in on as the camera seems to enter a black wormhole in the red soil.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of wormhole

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