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mousehole

Syllables: Mouse·holeUK/ˈmaʊzəl/

mousehole noun: a hole through which a mouse enters a room.

mousehole: a hole through which a mouse enters a room
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Noun

mousehole (plural mouseholes)

  1. A hole through which a mouse enters a room.
  2. Any small hole or opening.
  3. (oil industry, drilling) The storage area on a drilling rig where the next joint of drilling pipe is held until needed.

Proper noun capitalized: Mousehole

Mousehole

  1. A village and fishing port in Penzance parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4726).

Forms of mousehole

pluralmouseholes
alternative formmouse-hole

Origin of mousehole

From Middle English mosse hole, mowse hole; equivalent to mouse + hole.

Words formed from mousehole

Words that rhyme with mousehole

Questions about mousehole

What does mousehole mean?
Mousehole means a hole through which a mouse enters a room.
What part of speech is mousehole?
Mousehole can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce mousehole?
Mousehole is pronounced /ˈmaʊzəl/ (UK).
What is the plural of mousehole?
The plural of mousehole is mouseholes.

Words near mousehole in the dictionary

  1. mousefishes
  2. mousefucker
  3. mousefuckers
  4. mousehawk
  5. mousehawks
  6. mousehole
  7. mouseholes
  8. mouseholing
  9. mousehood
  10. Mouseion
  11. Mouseketeer

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