finger hole

1. 1.

   one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers it

   Broaderhole

   Part ofwoodwind
2. 2.

   a hole for inserting a finger

   Broaderhole

   Narrowerthumbhole

   Part ofbowling balldial

Questions about finger hole

What does finger hole mean?

finger hole means "one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers it". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is finger hole a common word?

finger hole is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.