massive hole

collocation in English

meaningsofmassiveandhole

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massive
adjective
uk
/ˈmæs.ɪv/us
/ˈmæs.ɪv/
very large in size, amount, ...
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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 ofmassiveandholefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This contribution to floor has knocked amassiveholein the budgets of both councils.
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Some weeks later it was found that the suggestion was not absurd and that there was amassiveholein the funds.
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Does that not expose amassiveholein the current regulatory framework for the water industry, and may we urgently debate the issues that it raises?
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This battle resulted in the ceiling getting amassiveholeblown in it, and so the two combatants moved to a higher level.
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Shelby does even worse, and during the forward section he ends up tearing amassiveholein the caravan's body; needless to say, he fails.
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Unfortunately the choice of such a beamy and thus difficult to trailer boat, left amassiveholein the market.
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The snake escapes unnoticed until the staff notice amassiveholechewed in the five-foot thick concrete walls.
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On detonation, the explosives tore amassiveholein the ship, causing her to capsize.
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She is desperate to be accepted by the older kids, and this desperation provides amassiveholein her armour.
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He manages to release it whilst also bringing down a section of the roof on his head, leaving a nowmassivehole.
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Massive holes are appearing with monotony.
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Bordwell goes on to point out the massive holes in this theorization, that the true nature of reality and experience are never established.
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However, the crane is too heavy, and instead sinks into the lawn, leaving massive holes in it.
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Hannah restores everything, however, by suggesting that they use the massive holes in the pumpkins as mouths and just draw on the other features.
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