"glory hole" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-glory hole.ogg [Australia] Forms: glory holes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} glory hole (plural glory holes)
  1. (mining) A hole in a mineshaft where an orebody is mined upwards until it breaks through the surface into the open air. Categories (topical): Mining Translations (mining): alhaalta päin kaivettu kuilu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-glory_hole-en-noun-KCwxeYJS Topics: business, mining Disambiguation of 'mining': 28 5 13 5 5 3 11 11 12 4 4
  2. (slang, sex) A hole in a screen or wall big enough to allow an erect penis to be stuck through, made to facilitate anonymous sex with another person. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Sex Translations (sex): 尋歡洞 (Chinese Mandarin), 寻欢洞 (xúnhuāndòng) (Chinese Mandarin), glory hole (Finnish), glory hole [masculine] (French), Glory Hole (German), Ruhmesloch [neuter] (German), Klappenloch [neuter, slang] (German), Schwanzloch [neuter, slang] (German), τσιμπουκότρυπα (tsimpoukótrypa) [feminine] (Greek), グローリーホール (gurōrīhōru) (Japanese), ラッキーホール (rakkīhōru) (Japanese), 글로리홀 (geullorihol) (Korean), упои́тельная дыра́ (upoítelʹnaja dyrá) [feminine] (Russian), гло́ри-хо́ул (glóri-xóul) [masculine] (Russian), agujero glorioso [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-glory_hole-en-noun-IpMrBvGC Topics: lifestyle, sex, sexuality Disambiguation of 'sex': 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3. (slang) A military trench. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Military Translations (trench): potero (Finnish), око́п (okóp) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-glory_hole-en-noun-qKr~FmKu Disambiguation of Military: 1 1 23 1 2 1 22 22 22 1 3 1 Disambiguation of 'trench': 6 5 56 3 5 2 7 6 6 3 2
  4. An excavation into the sea floor designed to protect the wellhead equipment installed at the surface of a petroleum well from icebergs or pack ice.
    Sense id: en-glory_hole-en-noun-wyiUaTlR
  5. (glassblowing) A hole in the side of a furnace used to heat glass held on a metal rod. Categories (topical): Glassblowing
    Sense id: en-glory_hole-en-noun-u1yaNT5z Topics: arts, crafts, glassblowing, hobbies, lifestyle
  6. (slang, Scotland and Northern England) A deep built-in cupboard under the eaves or stairs of a house used for general storage, particularly of unrelated or unwanted items stored in some disorder. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, slang
    Sense id: en-glory_hole-en-noun-WSMTqQvX Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English
  7. (slang, naval) In the merchant and Royal Navy:
    A generally untidy place.
    Tags: slang Categories (topical): Military Translations (naval: untidy place): läävä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-glory_hole-en-noun-VNjH4M93 Disambiguation of Military: 1 1 23 1 2 1 22 22 22 1 3 1 Topics: government, military, naval, navy, politics, war Disambiguation of 'naval: untidy place': 2 1 7 1 3 2 49 13 13 2 8
  8. (slang, naval) In the merchant and Royal Navy:
    The stewards' mess on a passenger liner.
    Tags: slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-glory_hole-en-noun-C9tzEbj5 Disambiguation of Military: 1 1 23 1 2 1 22 22 22 1 3 1 Topics: government, military, naval, navy, politics, war
  9. (slang, naval) In the merchant and Royal Navy:
    The stokehold on a coal-burning tramp steamer.
    Tags: slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-glory_hole-en-noun-ZL-BatV8 Disambiguation of Military: 1 1 23 1 2 1 22 22 22 1 3 1 Topics: government, military, naval, navy, politics, war
  10. A bell-mouth spillway: a spillway (a structure in the reservoir above a dam that allows overflowing water to be released in a controlled fashion) that is shaped like an upside-down bell, thereby giving the appearance of a hole in the surface of the water.
    Sense id: en-glory_hole-en-noun-yu0iAjIF
  11. (slang, fishing, Canada) An especially good place to fish, a particularly rich fishing spot. Tags: Canada, slang Categories (topical): Fishing Translations (an especially good place to fish): apaja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-glory_hole-en-noun-s7I3WrdL Categories (other): Canadian English Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'an especially good place to fish': 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (glassblowing): trummeli (Finnish), välilämmitysuuni (Finnish), lämmitysuuni (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'glassblowing': 6 1 1 10 15 5 18 18 18 4 5

Verb

Audio: En-au-glory hole.ogg [Australia] Forms: glory holes [present, singular, third-person], glory holing [participle, present], glory holed [participle, past], glory holed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} glory hole (third-person singular simple present glory holes, present participle glory holing, simple past and past participle glory holed)
  1. Alternative spelling of gloryhole Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gloryhole
    Sense id: en-glory_hole-en-verb-m9LtYH~z

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "Australia"
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}
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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
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        "A hole in a mineshaft where an orebody is mined upwards until it breaks through the surface into the open air."
      ],
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          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "A hole in a screen or wall big enough to allow an erect penis to be stuck through, made to facilitate anonymous sex with another person."
      ],
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          "sex"
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          "hole"
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          "screen"
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          "wall"
        ],
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          "erect"
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          "penis"
        ],
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      ],
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        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "sex",
        "sexuality"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A military trench."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "trench"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) A military trench."
      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An excavation into the sea floor designed to protect the wellhead equipment installed at the surface of a petroleum well from icebergs or pack ice."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "excavation",
          "excavation"
        ],
        [
          "wellhead",
          "wellhead"
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        [
          "equipment",
          "equipment"
        ],
        [
          "petroleum",
          "petroleum"
        ],
        [
          "well",
          "well"
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      ]
    },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hole in the side of a furnace used to heat glass held on a metal rod."
      ],
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        [
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          "glassblowing"
        ],
        [
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          "hole"
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          "furnace"
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      ],
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        "(glassblowing) A hole in the side of a furnace used to heat glass held on a metal rod."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "arts",
        "crafts",
        "glassblowing",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "Northern England English",
        "Scottish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A deep built-in cupboard under the eaves or stairs of a house used for general storage, particularly of unrelated or unwanted items stored in some disorder."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "cupboard"
        ],
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          "eaves"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, Scotland and Northern England) A deep built-in cupboard under the eaves or stairs of a house used for general storage, particularly of unrelated or unwanted items stored in some disorder."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England",
        "Scotland",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In the merchant and Royal Navy:",
        "A generally untidy place."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, naval) In the merchant and Royal Navy:",
        "A generally untidy place."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "naval",
        "navy",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In the merchant and Royal Navy:",
        "The stewards' mess on a passenger liner."
      ],
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        "(slang, naval) In the merchant and Royal Navy:",
        "The stewards' mess on a passenger liner."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "naval",
        "navy",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In the merchant and Royal Navy:",
        "The stokehold on a coal-burning tramp steamer."
      ],
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        "(slang, naval) In the merchant and Royal Navy:",
        "The stokehold on a coal-burning tramp steamer."
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        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "naval",
        "navy",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A bell-mouth spillway: a spillway (a structure in the reservoir above a dam that allows overflowing water to be released in a controlled fashion) that is shaped like an upside-down bell, thereby giving the appearance of a hole in the surface of the water."
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        [
          "dam",
          "dam"
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Canadian English",
        "English slang",
        "en:Fishing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An especially good place to fish, a particularly rich fishing spot."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "fishing#Noun"
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        "(slang, fishing, Canada) An especially good place to fish, a particularly rich fishing spot."
      ],
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        "Canada",
        "slang"
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mining",
      "word": "alhaalta päin kaivettu kuilu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "sex",
      "word": "尋歡洞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xúnhuāndòng",
      "sense": "sex",
      "word": "寻欢洞"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sex",
      "word": "glory hole"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "glory hole"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sex",
      "word": "Glory Hole"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sex",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ruhmesloch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sex",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "Klappenloch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sex",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "Schwanzloch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tsimpoukótrypa",
      "sense": "sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "τσιμπουκότρυπα"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gurōrīhōru",
      "sense": "sex",
      "word": "グローリーホール"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rakkīhōru",
      "sense": "sex",
      "word": "ラッキーホール"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "geullorihol",
      "sense": "sex",
      "word": "글로리홀"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upoítelʹnaja dyrá",
      "sense": "sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "упои́тельная дыра́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "glóri-xóul",
      "sense": "sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гло́ри-хо́ул"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agujero glorioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "trench",
      "word": "potero"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "okóp",
      "sense": "trench",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "око́п"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "glassblowing",
      "word": "trummeli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "glassblowing",
      "word": "välilämmitysuuni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "glassblowing",
      "word": "lämmitysuuni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "naval: untidy place",
      "word": "läävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an especially good place to fish",
      "word": "apaja"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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