Synonyms of posthole

posthole

noun

as in excavation

Related Words

• excavation
• crater
• trench
• ditch
• borehole
• pothole
• burrow
• cave
• sinkhole
• furrow
• cavern
• groove
• valley
• bowl
• water hole
• basin
• well
• gutter
• trough
• socket
• wallow
• chuckhole
• pocket
• alcove
• cleft
• pit
• opening
• gouge
• nook
• vacuum
• niche
• dimple
• recess
• chasm
• impression
• cavity
• notch
• abyss
• imprint
• alveolus
• hollow
• void
• hole
• concavity
• indentation
• dent
• depression
• vacuity
• dint
• gulf
• indenture

Dissimilar Words

• hill
• mound
• rise
• tumor
• lump
• bump
• swelling
• hump
• bunch
• swell
• projection
• bulge
• protrusion
• camber
• convexity
• pimple
• protuberance
• jut

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of posthole

Per the authors, the original residence was clearly connected with Holy Trinity Church just to the south, parts of which date back to the 11th century, as evidenced by the posthole remains of what was once a bridge or causeway. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025

In 2013, his team uncovered thousands more ancient postholes, some from 11 circular structures cut into the bedrock. — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023

To install the screen, mark the post centers on the ground, and use a posthole digger or shovel to dig holes at least 30 in. — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2021

Magazine reviewers were generally favorable to the first Bronco, but there’s a reason the truck became a rural workhorse with an accessories catalog full of snowplows and posthole diggers. — Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 12 July 2020

For more than an hour, the three humans dig postholes in the hard dirt, put up a fence and prepare the goats’ meal. — Rachel Manteuffel, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2019