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

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

Third, the decline of print journalism has meant the disappearance of esteemed TV and film critics and that crater has left an opening for citizen journalists and podcasters to fill in the cracks.

— Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The name was decided upon in consultation with the Innu Council of Ekuanitshit, the people on whose land the crater was discovered, according to the Planetary Society.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of crater

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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

The city later determined that roughly 300 gallons of ferric chloride, diluted with reuse water, had flowed into a drainage ditch, the report said.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
The last-ditch appeal to his humanity worked; Henderson allegedly stopped, got dressed and left, according to court records.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Definition of ditch

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Just like in the darnkess cave, the snarling machine gun of thoughts—unanswered emails, to-dos, and angst about my 17 year old’s plans to travel the world alone—slowly fell silent.

— Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Only a cyclops living in a cave could possibly be surprised by this news.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026

Definition of cave

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The modest trench that once plagued the Galaxy Z Fold series' inner display is virtually gone.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026
Crews have welded in new steel pipe, tested for leaks and begun preparing the 25-foot-deep trench for backfilling, concrete slurry, asphalt and water-quality checks before traffic can return.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of trench

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