glory hole

1a :  a furnace for softening glass when it becomes stiff in offhand working and for fire-polishing glass b :  an opening directly into the interior of such a furnace; specifically :  bottoming hole

2 :  a receptable (as a box or cupboard) or area into which odds and ends are put haphazardly and in no particular order

3a :  lazaretto 3 b :  the quarters of stewards or stokers on board a ship

4 :  an opencut or funnel-shaped excavation formed by drawing off soft or broken ore through an underground passage —called also mill hole

5 :  a hole made through the partition of adjoining toilet stalls to enable homosexuals to perform fellatio anonymously