grommet (rarely gromet) /gromˈit/ or grummet /grumˈit/

1. A ring of rope or metal
2. A rubber or plastic washer to protect or insulate electrical wire passing through a hole
3. A metal ring lining an eyelet
4. An eyelet
5. A hole edged with rope
6. A washer of hemp and red-lead putty, paint or some other substance
7. (usu grommet) a small tube passed through the eardrum to drain the middle ear (medicine)
8. A ring of stiffener inside a (esp novice) seaman's or serviceman's cap
9. (grommet) a young or novice surfer or skateboarder (slang)

grummˈet-hole noun

• head-tires
• head to head
• head-to-head
• head up
• head-up display
• head voice
• head voices
• head waiter
• head waiters
• headwall
• headwater
• headwaters
• headway
• headways
• headwind
• headwinds
• head-woman
• head-women
• headword
• headwords
• headwork
• headworker
• headworkers
• headworks
• heady