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chuckhole

noun

Definition of chuckholenext
as in water hole

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Recent Examples of chuckhole Warren and Lang — and sometimes up to five of their friends — spend their spare time fixing some of the worst chuckholes on side streets. — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuckhole
  1. water hole
  2. crater
  3. borehole
  4. ditch
  5. cave
  6. well
  7. trench
  8. bowl
Noun
  • One of the reasons the water hole has been so favored is because radio waves in this frequency range are not absorbed by Earth's atmosphere.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • There were about 50 of them and they were strung out over a wide, grassy plain near a water hole.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
Definition of water hole
Noun
  • Some scientists have even authored a paper that delves into studying the buckets of lunar material that would've been thrown outward as the impact happened; another team looked at how the region around the crater was altered due to the crash.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The crater — named for the late Thomas McGetchin, a former director of Houston’s Lunar and Planetary Institute — is three times bigger than the previous record-holder found by the LRO a decade ago.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of crater
Noun
  • The project considered its Universal Canister System in both horizontal and vertical borehole configurations.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • These systems are not new; lots of buildings use this borehole technology, notably in Europe and Canada, though some use it just to drain heat into the ground without actively trying to pull it back later on.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of borehole
Noun
  • Hundreds of British troops crisscrossed fields with thousands of metres of razor wire and dug a long ditch that was later partially filled with water to act as a moat to keep the Protestant marchers away from the Catholic enclave.
    — Amanda Ferguson Reuters, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Much of the stone used to construct Hadrian’s Wall and its forts and milecastles was recycled over the centuries, but the stone footings largely remain, as do the flanking ditches.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of ditch
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  • Like the woolly rhino, the Irish elk is depicted on the cave walls of Chauvet in France.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The cave had effectively served as a prehistoric rest and maintenance station.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of cave
Noun
  • Features of the home and the other priciest metro Phoenix houses to sell in include views of Camelback Mountain, two kitchens, a guesthouse with a separate garage, indoor stone fireplaces, a private well and barn.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Shermantine also told Padilla about a well where human remains were found.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of well
Noun
  • But with campaigns romanticizing the British countryside and a new mini exhibition at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum honoring one of its greatest hallmarks, the trusty trench, Burberry is fully owning its history.
    — Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The shape appears on leather bombers, trench hybrids and wool coats.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of trench
Noun
  • Banh mi, pho, vermicelli bowls, and an extensive boba and milk tea menu are all available.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • So 2026 is likely the peak of NFL head coach name bowl games.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of bowl

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“Chuckhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckhole. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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