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gunkhole

gunkhole noun: a small cove, especially a small fishing community.

Noun

gunkhole (plural gunkholes)

  1. A small cove, especially a small fishing community.

Verb

gunkhole (third-person singular simple present gunkholes, present participle gunkholing, simple past and past participle gunkholed)

  1. To cruise in shallow coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes.

Forms of gunkhole

Noun
pluralgunkholes
Verb
third-person singular presentgunkholes
present participlegunkholing
past participlegunkholed
pastgunkholed

Questions about gunkhole

What does gunkhole mean?
Gunkhole means a small cove, especially a small fishing community.
What part of speech is gunkhole?
Gunkhole can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of gunkhole?
The plural of gunkhole is gunkholes.

Words near gunkhole in the dictionary

  1. gunked up
  2. gunkeeper
  3. gunkeepers
  4. Gunkel
  5. Gunkels
  6. gunkhole
  7. gunkholed
  8. gunkholes
  9. gunkholing
  10. gunkier
  11. gunkiest

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