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plugholes

plugholes is the plural of plughole.

Meaning of plughole

Noun

plughole (plural plugholes)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) The hole at the bottom of a bath, sink or tub, which can be blocked using a plug; a drain (US)
    • The plughole started to slurp loudly as the water went down it.2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 28, in Small Island, London: Review, page 295

Questions about plugholes

What is plugholes the plural of?
Plugholes is the plural of plughole.

Words near plugholes in the dictionary

  1. plugging out
  2. plugging up
  3. pluggings
  4. pluggnB
  5. plughole
  6. plugholes
  7. plugin
  8. pluginization
  9. plugins
  10. plugless
  11. pluglessness

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