Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holed

/hoʊld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables: holed
IPA: /hoʊld/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of hole

adj

Having one or more holes.

Example Sentences

"Gruyère is an ancient castle and its attendant farms and houses of artisans on a conical hill amid a plain of lush pastures that still enrich the local, holed cheese."
"Take a holed stone, find a stick that fits tightly through the hole, and lodge it firmly inside."
"If you’re using a holed button, string beads from one hole to another before adding the back."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /hoʊld/
British English: /həʊld/

Inflected Forms

more holed (comparative) most holed (superlative)

Derived Forms

multiholed unholed

Phrases

holed up six-holed keyhole urchin

Homonyms

hold

Rhymes With

old told hold gold cold sold controlled bold rolled fold enrolled mold

Questions

How do you pronounce holed?: The recorded pronunciation is /hoʊld/.
What does holed mean?: simple past and past participle of hole

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