hole-in-the-wall
hole-in-the-wall noun: a restaurant, shop or other establishment catering to customers that is particularly inconspicuous and easily overlooked.
Noun
hole-in-the-wall (plural hole-in-the-walls or holes-in-the-wall)
- A restaurant, shop or other establishment catering to customers that is particularly inconspicuous and easily overlooked.
- They walked by a tea museum, two local pharmacies, a bakery, and one hole-in-the-wall shop still selling knickknacks from Chinese New Year, before coming to a stop outside the unassuming front door of 189.2022, C.S. Poe, chapter 17, in Subway Slayings (Memento Mori; 2), Oklahoma City, Okla.: Emporium Press, →ISBN
- Synonym of automated teller machine.
- Synonyms:
- automated teller machine
Synonyms of hole-in-the-wall
Forms of hole-in-the-wall
| plural | hole-in-the-walls |
|---|---|
| plural | holes-in-the-wall |
| alternative form | hole in the wall |
Questions about hole-in-the-wall
- What does hole-in-the-wall mean?
- Hole-in-the-wall means a restaurant, shop or other establishment catering to customers that is particularly inconspicuous and easily overlooked.
- What part of speech is hole-in-the-wall?
- Hole-in-the-wall is a noun.
- What is the plural of hole-in-the-wall?
- The plural of hole-in-the-wall is hole-in-the-walls.
Words near hole-in-the-wall in the dictionary
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