toad-in-the-holeˈ noun

A dish orig of beef, now usu sausage meat, cooked in batter

toadˈrush or toadˈgrass noun

A low rush (Juncus bufonius) with mostly solitary flowers

toad spit or toad spittle noun

Cuckoo-spit

toadˈ-spotted adjective

Thickly stained or spotted like a toad

toadˈstone noun

1. A stone formerly believed to be found in a toad's head, and valued as an amulet
2. A basalt lava found in Carboniferous limestone in Derbyshire (so called perhaps because of its toadlike markings, but possibly from German totes Gestein dead stone, from the lead-miner's point of view)

toadˈstool noun

1. Any of several spore-producing, poisonous, umbrella-shaped fungi
2. Any capped fungi incl the edible mushroom and poisonous toadstool (old rare)

hole¹ /hōl/

1. A hollow place
2. A cavity
3. An aperture
4. A gap
5. A breach
6. A pit
7. A subterfuge
8. A means of escape
9. A difficult situation
10. A scrape
11. A place of hiding, a mean lodging, a secret room for some disreputable business
12. An animal's excavation or place of refuge
13. A miserable or contemptible place
14. A cylindrical hollow 41/4 inches in diameter, into which golf balls are played
15. The distance, or the part of the game, between tee and hole (golf)
16. The score for playing a hole in fewest strokes (golf)
17. A vacancy in an energy band, caused by removal of an electron, which moves and is equivalent to a positive charge (electronics)
18. The anus or vagina (vulgar sl)

1. To form holes in
2. To put, send or play into a hole

To go or play into a hole

holey /hōlˈi/ adjective

Full of holes

holˈing noun and adjective

holeˈ-and-corˈner adjective

1. Secret
2. Underhand
3. In obscure places

hole card noun

(in stud poker) the card dealt face down in the first round

holeˈ-in-the-wallˈ adjective (informal)

Small, insignificant, difficult to find

holˈing-axe noun

A narrow axe for cutting holes in posts

holˈing-pick noun

A pick used in undercutting coal

a hole in one's coat

A stain on a person's reputation

hole in one

(in golf) a shot from the tee that goes into the hole, and so completes the hole with a single stroke

hole in the heart

Imperfect separation of the left and right sides of the heart

hole in the wall (informal)

1. A small insignificant place
2. A cash dispenser

hole out (golf)

To play the ball into the hole

hole up (informal)

To go to earth, hide (also figurative)

in holes

Full of holes

make a hole in (eg one's pocket)

To use up a large amount of (eg money)

pick holes in see under pick¹

toad in the hole

Meat, esp sausages, baked in batter