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

Sunlight strikes the lunar landscape along the terminator — the boundary between lunar day and night — throwing mountains and crater rims into strong relief.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The perception of cheating would likely cause trust in politics to crater even further.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

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The system generates high-power electromagnetic waves that can ablate, or vaporize, rock as a borehole advances.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 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

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In contrast, the Cyclops scene was a real puzzle, combining a shoot in a Greek cave, soundstage work in Los Angeles, puppetry and actor Bill Irwin’s performance as the one-eyed giant.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
However, by 9,000 to 11,000 years ago, thousands of tuna bones were deposited in Greece in a cave overlooking Kiladha Bay.

— Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of cave

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Melanie Lawrence, a 68-year-old independent, worries about wells going dry in her area near Willcox, where the groundwater grew so depleted that the land started to crack.

— Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
The Endurance Energy team proceeded to case and cement the second hole before installing a valve to create a well.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of well

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Sharp suits and smoking jackets came alongside cocoon shapes, functional hunting jackets, double-breasted trenches and generous winter coats, with longer lengths and full collars suggesting the urban style of the 1980s and ’90s.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Oversized bombers and close-fitting cropped styles mingle with polished trenches, slouchy anoraks, and classic motos.

— Christina Holevas, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

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