round hole
Disc-shaped empty space
A round hole is a circular opening or cavity, as opposed to square, rectangular, or irregular shapes.
The phrase appears most often in the idiom square peg in a round hole, describing someone or something that doesn't fit a particular role or environment: He was a square peg in a round hole at that corporate job.
- circularForming a closed curve
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- drillHole-boring device
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- pegWooden pin for fastening
socket · perforation · puncture · cavity · opening · burrow · tunnel · pierce · hollow · gap · orifice · cylindrical · plug · washer · grommet · eyelet · porthole · manhole
- sound holesrosette, rosettes
- incompatibilityoil and water, chalk and cheese, apples and oranges, mismatch, clash
- anvil partsface, horn, heel, body, step
- punch cardspunch card, punched card, punch cards, card reader, keypunch