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hole vs difficulty

difficulty vs hole

hole and difficulty both are nouns.

hole is a verb but difficulty is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hole Yes No Yes No
difficulty Yes No No No
As nouns, difficulty is a hypernym of hole; that is, difficulty is a word with a broader meaning than hole:
  • hole: informal terms for a difficult situation
  • difficulty: the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result
Other hypernyms of hole include difficultness.
hole (noun) difficulty (noun)
an opening deliberately made in or through something an effort that is inconvenient
one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result
informal terms for the mouth
an opening into or through something
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
an unoccupied space
informal terms for a difficult situation
a fault
hole (verb) difficulty (verb)
make holes in
hit the ball into the hole
Difference between hole and difficulty

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