Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blowhole

/ˈbləʊhəʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: blow-hole
IPA: /ˈbləʊhəʊl/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.

noun

A hole in sea ice where cetaceans and pinnipeds come to breathe.

noun

A top-facing opening to a cavity in the ground very near an ocean's shore, leading to a marine cave from which wave water or bursts of air are expelled.

noun

A vent for the escape of steam or other gas.

noun

An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product.

noun

A vertical opening in the top of a computer case that lets hot air (primarily from the CPU heat sink) escape quickly.

verb

To fill or be filled with air in an unintended cavity.

Etymology

From blow + hole.

Inflected Forms

blowholes (plural) blowholes (present, singular) blowholing (participle, present) blowholed (participle, past) blowholed (past)

Synonyms

vent venthole vent-hole

Questions

How do you pronounce blowhole?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbləʊhəʊl/.
What does blowhole mean?: The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
Where does blowhole come from?: From blow + hole.

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