hole vs gopher hole

hole and gopher hole both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hole	Yes	No	Yes	No
gopher hole	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gopher hole is a hyponym of hole; that is, gopher hole is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hole:

hole (noun)	gopher hole (noun)
an opening deliberately made in or through something	a hole in the ground made by gophers
one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
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)	gopher hole (verb)
make holes in
hit the ball into the hole