They were mere holes, tunnels, driven into the perpendicular clay bank, then branched Y shape, within the hill.
But the opening was too regular to be a mere hole.
Some say that Pikes Peak was a mere hole in the ground when he first came west.
It had a mere hole for a nose and a massive lower jaw with loose, peg-like teeth.
The building seemed to be entirely roofless and the door and windows were mere holes in the walls.
He'd had enough excitement for one day, and a mere hole in the wall isn't so wonderful, once located.
The ears were mere holes, the nose a double slit, and there were no eyes at all.
The nose and ears were mere holes.
Perhaps he was of mutation or crossbreed, for his hands were six-fingered and his ears mere holes.
Along one street of 100 houses, the windows are mere holes in the walls, and yards have weeds that grow as high as a person.