finger hole

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finger hole

1. Any of the holes on a wind instrument that cause a change in pitch when covered by a finger.

2. A hole or an opening for a finger, as in a bowling ball or on the dial of a telephone.

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Noun	1.	finger hole - one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers it hole - an opening deliberately made in or through something woodwind, woodwind instrument, wood - any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
	2.	finger hole - a hole for inserting a finger bowling ball, bowl - a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling telephone dial, dial - a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called hole - an opening deliberately made in or through something thumbhole - a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball)

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