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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

artifact, artefact go
a man-made object taken as a whole

opening go
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

hole
an opening deliberately made in or through something

noun.artifact

27 Subcategories

air hole go
a hole that allows the passage of air
armhole go
a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached
bunghole go
a hole in a barrel or cask
buttonhole, button hole go
a hole through which buttons are pushed
countersink go
a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
cup go
the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green
ear hole go
a hole (as in a helmet) for sound to reach the ears
eye go
a small hole or loop (as in a needle)
eyelet, eyehole go
a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar
finger hole go
a hole for inserting a finger
finger hole go
one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument
hawse, hawsehole, hawsepipe go
the hole that an anchor rope passes through
keyhole go
the hole where a key is inserted
loophole go
a small hole in a fortified wall
lubber's hole go
hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds
manhole go
a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure
mortise, mortice go
a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
mouth hole go
a hole (as in a ski mask) for the mouth
nail hole go
a hole left after a nail is removed
eyehole, peephole, spyhole go
a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep
perforation go
a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
plughole go
a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away)
posthole, post hole go
a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post
puncture go
a small hole made by a sharp object
sound hole go
a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones
thumbhole go
the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb
vent, venthole, vent-hole, blowhole go
a hole for the escape of gas or air