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shakehole

shakehole noun: a steep-sided, often conical, depression caused by slumping of ground into a cavity beneath. Shakeholes may or may not contain a cave entrance and/or a stream sink.

Noun

shakehole (plural shakeholes)

  1. (Northern England, UK) A steep-sided, often conical, depression caused by slumping of ground into a cavity beneath. Shakeholes may or may not contain a cave entrance and/or a stream sink.

Synonyms of shakehole

Forms of shakehole

pluralshakeholes

Origin of shakehole

From shake + hole.

Questions about shakehole

What does shakehole mean?
Shakehole means a steep-sided, often conical, depression caused by slumping of ground into a cavity beneath. Shakeholes may or may not contain a cave entrance and/or a stream sink.
What part of speech is shakehole?
Shakehole is a noun.
What is the plural of shakehole?
The plural of shakehole is shakeholes.

Words near shakehole in the dictionary

  1. shakedown
  2. shakedowns
  3. shakefork
  4. shakeforks
  5. shakehand
  6. shakehole
  7. shakeholes
  8. shakemap
  9. shakemaps
  10. shaken
  11. shaken a leg

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