Hole and Pinhole

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Hole noun - A place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing.

Usage example: line up the pegs on section A with the holes in section B and press the two together

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Pinhole and hole are semantically related in perforation topic. In some cases you can use "Pinhole" instead a noun "Hole".

Nearby Words: holed, holey, holer, holing

Pinhole noun - A mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument.

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Hole and pinhole are semantically related in perforation topic. You can use "Hole" instead a noun "Pinhole".

When the black hole is accidentally released, it falls through one of the explorers standing underneath (killing him) and through the surface of the planet, leaving a tiny pinhole.

Source: Earth-Shattering Kaboom
Used in Green Lantern: The Animated Series where Hal Pilots a ship Into a pinhole (miniature black hole), making it "skip" over the accretion disk like a stone over water which somehow lets the ship shoot out of the pinhole's event horizon towards safety.

Source: Spaceship Slingshot Stunt

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