tiny hole

collocation in English

meaningsoftinyandhole

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tiny
adjective
uk
/ˈtaɪ.ni/
us
/ˈtaɪ.ni/
extremely ...
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hole
noun[C]
uk
/həʊl/
us
/hoʊl/
an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface, or an opening that goes completely through ...
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(Definition oftinyandholefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftiny hole

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Such a suggestion, if carried out, would, therefore, only stop up onetinyholein a great sieve.
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It is commonly a stainless steel cup with atinyholedrilled in the center of the bottom of the cup.
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The wind blows through atinyholein the chip, and sometimes she puts her finger on it, and feels the wind.
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She tells of all the people that she met and saw through atinyholein her blindfold.
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The fertilized female wasp enters the fig through the scion, which is atinyholein the crown (the ostiole).
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Atinyholedrilled in the barrel's body keeps the same air pressure both inside and outside the pen.
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Lasers can be used to burn atinyholeon the cell surface, allowing those substances to enter.
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In juveniles, there was atinyholeat the animal's umbo for a stalk to emerge from.
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A heavy steel plate could be slid down to quickly close thetinyholefor added protection.
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From here, there is atinyholewhere you can go through.
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In the former all the action took place in just onetinyhole.
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By making thousands of carefully designed tiny holes using a laser technique, sufficient acoustic resistance was provided while the transparency remained.
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To accomplish this, we used plastic straws perforated with tiny holes to allow for gas exchange and closed them at both ends with nylon mesh.
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He sometimes filled the reservoirs in each of his gloved fingers with snake venom which could be squeezed through atinyholein each of his talons.
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Primeval man liked to put atinyholein a beautiful rock and slip a string usually made of grass or vine so it could be hung around the neck.
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Do people examine dustbins periodically for tiny holes in order to look for signs of wear and tear?
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When they are young, they are hollow and the material of which they are made is full of tiny holes.
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There are two very tiny holes on a screen, and a green light and a red light are placed behind these holes.
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Some votive plaques were punched out in tiny holes, some incised.
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