Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shakehole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shake-hole
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

British usage

Etymology

From shake + hole.

Usage

Inflected Forms

shakeholes (plural)

Synonyms

sinkhole swallow hole swallet

Questions

What does shakehole mean?
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.
Where does shakehole come from?
From shake + hole.

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