watering hole

noun

1

: water hole sense 1

2

: a place where people gather socially

especially : watering place sense 3

Synonyms

• bar
• barroom
• café
• cafe
• cantina [Southwest]
• dramshop
• gin mill
• grogshop [chiefly British]
• pub
• public house [chiefly British]
• saloon
• taproom
• tavern
• watering place

Examples of watering hole in a Sentence

supposedly, that Broadway hangout was the favorite watering hole for 1940s celebrities

Recent Examples on the Web

As Hackers Attack — Here’s How Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Monday, May 19 Speaking of old-timers, just a half-mile down the boulevard stands the century-old watering hole Musso & Frank Grill, a magnet for true celluloid royalty like Chaplin and Sinatra, Bogart and Garbo. —David Weiss, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025

The Desert Bar, snuggled in a remote corner of western Arizona, isn’t your average watering hole. —Tiffany Acosta, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025

Twelve million years ago, a massive herd of rhinos gathered at a watering hole in what is now northeastern Nebraska. —Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025

Originally Published: April 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM EDT Most Popular Most Popular CT town bans cigarettes, marijuana smoking and vaping on municipal property Longtime watering hole in historic CT building up for sale. —From Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for watering hole

• arteriole
• levamisole
• amphibole
• asystole
• buttonhole
• casserole
• centriole
• decontrol
• glycerol
• metropole
• monopole
• multipole