holey
Full of gaps
Full of holes.
Holey describes things with many openings or perforations—socks worn through at the toe, Swiss cheese, a colander.
The word is playfully homophonous with holy: My holey socks are anything but holy.
Struck with closed fist
- drilledPierced or rehearsed repeatedly
- piercedHad hole made
- boredLacking interest or engagement
- grommetsReinforced hole linings
eyelets · perforations · slots · vents · latticed · sieve · stencil · apertures
Unraveled at edges
- threadbareWorn until transparent
- raggedWorn to shreds
- shabbyWorn and neglected
- tornPulled into pieces
moth-eaten · tattered · ripped · distressed · patched · darned · worn-out · socks
Able to soak up
- breathablePermits air passage
- permeableAllowing substances through
- spongySoft and absorbent
- foamBubble-filled substance
pumice · cellular · vesicular · aerated · honeycomb · coral · lava rock · bread
punched
Struck with closed fist
grommets · eyelets · perforations · slots · vents · latticed · sieve · stencil · apertures · pricked
frayed
Unraveled at edges
- threadbareWorn until transparent
- raggedWorn to shreds
- shabbyWorn and neglected
torn · moth-eaten · tattered · ripped · distressed · patched · darned · worn-out · socks · elbows
absorbent
Able to soak up
- breathablePermits air passage
- permeableAllowing substances through
- spongySoft and absorbent
foam · pumice · cellular · vesicular · aerated · honeycomb · coral · lava rock · bread · crumpet
openwork
Decorative pierced craftsmanship
- crochetHooked needle needlework
- knittedMade by looping yarn
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
tatting · eyelet · cutwork · macramé · doily · lacework · netting · webbed · fretwork · tracery
sacred
Worthy of reverence
saintly · blessed · divine · spiritual · sanctified · reverent · hallowed · consecrated
- black holesRegions of inescapable gravity
- rabbit holeHare's underground dwelling
- bullet holeProjectile's entry point
- hole in oneBall in from tee
- hollow outRemove interior contents
- hole upSeclude oneself in hiding
hole, hollow, holler, holes, hollowness