Showing posts with label holly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holly. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

hole, whole

Hole or hole means the empty space that is left when you take something away--
There's a hole in the bucket.
It took a long time to dig a hole to plant the tree.
There's a hole in my shoe.
He covered the hole in the wall with a picture.

Whole or whole ( rhymes with hole ) means complete or entire--all of something--
I can't believe we ate the whole pizza.
Do you want a whole sandwich, or a half of one?
He's been gone for a whole day.

Now that you know that you can say-
"My whole outfit was ruined by the hole in my jacket."
"The whole thing looked perfect until I noticed the hole."

Note--"wholly" is often used as to mean "entirely"--
That's not wholly accurate.
"Holey" means having a lot of holes--the way a teen or child might say it--
My socks are holey. I need some new ones.
Not to be confused with "holy", meaning sacred, as in a church artifact, or a religious thing or idea--
Christmas is a holy day to many people.
 Note #2--"holly" ( rhymes with dolly ) is the green plant with red berries you see in Christmas decorations--
"Haul out the holly, put up the tree... "