CHUCKHOLE Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

chuckhole

noun

Definition of chuckhole

as in water hole

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Recent Examples of chuckhole To stay safe, the duo fixes chuckholes on side streets during times when traffic is light. — USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2018 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

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
Sundowners are out in the bush, often by a water hole.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Definition of water hole

Noun

What The Other 100% Looks Like In a place called Kelelwa, Kenya, our organization rehabilitated a colonial-era borehole and powered it with an electric pump.

— Sarah Evans, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
The borehole is expected to become the next major milestone in demonstrating the technology.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

Definition of borehole

Noun

In August 1950 the area that came to be known as the Gaza Strip was cut off from the rest of Palestine by a ditch carved into the soil by a single-blade plough pulled by a tractor.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Some propose walls and ditches to keep people from migrating.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026

Definition of ditch

Noun

Occasionally our wells run a little dry, and that’s our cue to go fill them up again with all kinds of beautiful things.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
The ground sometimes stank of the stuff, with open ponds that finally were ordered covered, with spills and seeps from wells and tanks that hinted at the long plumes of oily stuff underground.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of well

Noun

French authorities wanted to honor the ‘’blood spilled″ during WWI by Muslim soldiers who died in trenches of Verdun and beyond to defend France, Hafiz said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
The four-floor flagship is currently under restoration, with the building wrapped in hoarding featuring Burberry’s signature trench.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

Definition of trench

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