CHUCKHOLE Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

chuckhole

noun

Definition of chuckhole

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

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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

The roadway was left shattered and burning wreckage dotted the crater, video from CNN affiliate WPBF showed.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Still, within Newsom’s announcement today lies some pretty shiny baubles for an ailing West Coast industry that has seen production crater and over 50,000 jobs directly lost over the past six years.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of crater

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However, the technology used by these countries are different from the American deep-borehole technology.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
The first subterranean fish known to live in the Ganges basin was discovered after zoologists spotted it on TikTok and pumped it out of a borehole.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of borehole

Noun

Meta is also expanding its offerings in smart eyewear, including audio-only glasses that ditch cameras — the subject of controversy due to reports of nonconsensual recording.

— Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Think of a tow truck that burns most of its gas getting itself out of a ditch.

— Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of ditch

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has poisoned the well in the United States by turning Israel into a partisan issue.

— Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Operators drill wells much like oil and gas producers do, pump out the brine water, process and refine the lithium, and return more than 90% of the brine underground.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of well

Noun

Five-win teams can qualify for a bowl if the NCAA needs to fill all the slots for the 35 traditional bowl contests.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Across the hotel’s restaurants, fresh seafood abound; enjoy poolside bites like ceviche and tuna poke bowls at Nuba.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026

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