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
  • 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
  • What looks like a matter of simple intellectual convenience is more a case of poisoning the water hole.
    — Richard Lansdown, The New York Review of Books, 25 June 2026
Definition of water hole
Noun
  • And, on March 4, 2022, a mysterious rocket body slammed into the moon, blasting out a weird double crater.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Fernando anticipates an impact crater nearly 90 feet across and 16 feet deep (27 meters across and 5 meters deep), too small to see from Earth but visible to spacecraft.
    — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of crater
Noun
  • Unlike conventional nuclear plants, Deep Fission’s design places a pressurized water reactor about one mile below the surface inside a deep borehole.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of borehole
Noun
  • Colorado State Patrol The Kenworth collided with the left side of the International trailer, overturning the trailer into an irrigation ditch on the south side of the roadway.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The toxic mix of oil and an underground water called brine, several times saltier than the ocean, poured into a ditch along Petrolia Lane and crept toward an unnamed stream.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of ditch
Noun
  • Kat and Aesha take the guests swimming in some nearby caves while the rest of the crew holds down the fort.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Adventure seekers should make time for Xplor’s zip lines and underground cave system, while Xenses provides a playful take on nature complete with optical illusions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of cave
Noun
  • This tracks with other nearby excavations—including a well, a burial ground, and a settlement—that are from the pre-Nuragic period.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Construction teams last week began drilling the first of 65 on-site wells that will reach depths of 820 feet, where the temperature is roughly 55 degrees year-round.
    — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of well
Noun
  • The Stockton Fire Department said two bodies were recovered from a construction trench that collapsed on Saturday morning.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • After working for more than a decade in club music’s trenches, the brothers now aspired to be not merely DJs, but a dance-music act known for spectacular live performances.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of trench
Noun
  • Take this seasonal, spicy noodle bowl made with zucchini and chili crisp, for example.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • After two straight seasons in which KU finished 5-7, can the Jayhawks get back to bowl contention?
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of bowl

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“Chuckhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckhole. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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