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finger holenoun1A hole in a wind instrument that may be covered or left open to change pitch when playing: the instrument has seven finger holes...- A recorder is a wind instrument characterized by a tube-like shape, a whistle mouthpiece, and eight finger holes.
- A few of the horns actually had finger holes cut in them in order to play tunes on them.
- There are no finger holes like those on a modern reed instrument, and the range of notes runs only to about four or five.
2An opening through which a person puts their fingers, especially to improve grip: an umbrella that has a handle with finger holes...- The finger holes in the scissors were too small for comfortable use by adult fingers.
- He and his colleagues found that rag paper in bound volumes weakens more quickly than does rag paper loosely stored in boxes punctured by finger holes.
- Find a bowling ball where the finger holes allow you to get in to the knuckle easily, but isn't so loose that the ball slips off your hand.
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