waterhole
English
noun
Definitions
- A depression in which water collects, especially one where wild animals come to drink.
- (informal) A watering hole; a place where people meet to drink and talk.
- (astronomy) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between the regions where hydrogen and hydroxyl radiate, that is relatively quiet in terms of radio astronomy.
Etymology
Compound from English water + English hole (miserable place, a hollow).
Origin
English
hole
Gloss
miserable place, a hollow
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bridgewater English
- Teeswater English
- above-water English
- airhole English
- antihole English
- antiwater English
- armhole English
- arrow-hole English
- arsehole English
- asshole English
- backwater English
- bathwater English
- beanhole English
- beanwater English
- bewater English
- bilgewater English
- blackwater English
- blasthole English
- blockhole English
- blowhole English
- bluewater English
- bolt-hole English
- bolthole English
- bongwater English
- bootyhole English
- borehole English
- bottled water English
- brackishwater English
- breakwater English
- bullethole English
- bumhole English
- bunghole English
- butthole English
- cakehole English
- catchwater English
- cathole English
- chuckhole English
- clearwater English
- coal hole English
- cockhole English
- coldwater English
- corehole English
- cornhole English
- crabhole English
- craphole English
- creekwater English
- creephole English
- cubbyhole English
- cumhole English
- cutwater English
- cyberhole English
- deepwater English
- denehole English
- dewater English
- dickhole English
- dihole English
- dillwater English
- dishwater English
- ditchwater English
- doghole English
- downhole English
- dreamhole English
- drinkwater English
- driphole English
- dusthole English
- dyewater English
- earhole English
- earthhole English
- eyehole English
- eyewater English
- fairwater English
- farthole English
- feedhole English
- feedwater English
- fingerhole English
- firehole English
- firewater English
- flatwater English
- floodwater English
- foothole English
- forewater English
- foxhole English
- freshwater English
- fuckhole English
- funkhole English
- greywater English
- groundwater English
- gully-hole English
- hand-hole English
- handhole English
- hawsehole English
- headwater English
- headwaters English
- heartwater English
- highwater English
- hindwater English
- hole English
- hole saw English
- hole up English
- holeable English
- holeful English
- holeless English
- holelike English
- holeproof English
- holepunch English
- holer English
- holeshot English
- holey English
- holon English
- holy water English
- jaw-hole English
- jerkwater English
- keyhole English
- kneehole English
- knothole English
- knuckerhole English
- lakewater English
- lamphole English
- leghole English
- limewater English
- lughole English
- maintenance hole English
- manhole English
- meltwater English
- microhole English
- midwater English
- minihole English
- mopwater English
- mousehole English
- mudhole English
- multihole English
- nanohole English
- nonwater English
- nosehole English
- oarhole English
- oceanwater English
- orthowater English
- outhole English
- overwater English
- palaeowater English
- paleowater English
- peehole English
- peephole English
- pesthole English
- photohole English
- piehole English
- pigeonhole English
- pinhole English
- pisshole English
- plughole English
- polywater English
- pondwater English
- poolwater English
- poophole English
- pophole English
- porthole English
- posthole English
- pothole English
- pritchel hole English
- pukehole English
- pussyhole English
- quasihole English
- quickwater English
- rainwater English
- rathole English
- rewater English
- ringhole English
- riverwater English
- rockhole English
- roothole English
- rosewater English
- rudderhole English
- saltwater English
- scumhole English
- seawater English
- semiwater English
- shakehole English
- shearwater English
- shithole English
- shothole English
- sighthole English
- sinkhole English
- sinkwater English
- sleazehole English
- slickwater English
- slimehole English
- smokehole English
- snowhole English
- softwater English
- spouthole English
- springwater English
- spurnwater English
- spyhole English
- stakehole English
- stickwater English
- stinkhole English
- stokehole English
- stormwater English
- streamwater English
- stumphole English
- suckhole English
- superwater English
- sweetwater English
- tailhole English
- tailwater English
- taphole English
- thumbhole English
- tidewater English
- topwater English
- traphole English
- underhole English
- underwater English
- unwater English
- unwatering English
- uphole English
- venthole English
- warmwater English
- washwater English
- wastewater English
- water English
- water adder English
- water bicycle English
- water bike English
- water boy English
- water cure English
- water fear English
- water fitness English
- water hen English
- water knot English
- water mole English
- water mouse English
- water nymph English
- water pox English
- water sickness English
- water trough English
- water witching English
- water-fear English
- water-free English
- water-leech English
- water-loving English
- water-salamander English
- waterable English
- waterage English
- waterbag English
- waterbar English
- waterbased English
- waterbed English
- waterbike English
- waterbird English
- waterbirding English
- waterboard English
- waterboat English
- waterbody English
- waterbomb English
- waterborne English
- waterbreak English
- waterbus English
- waterchamber English
- watercleft English
- waterclock English
- watercloset English
- watercock English
- watercolor English
- watercolour English
- watercourse English
- watercraft English
- watercress English
- waterdog English
- waterdrop English
- watered English
- waterer English
- waterest English
- watereth English
- waterfall English
- waterfilled English
- waterfilling English
- waterfit English
- waterflood English
- waterflow English
- waterfowl English
- waterfowler English
- waterfree English
- waterfright English
- waterfront English
- waterful English
- watergang English
- watergate English
- watergrass English
- waterguard English
- waterhead English
- waterhen English
- waterhorse English
- waterhouse English
- waterish English
- waterjug English
- waterkeeper English
- waterleaf English
- waterless English
- waterlike English
- waterline English
- waterlog English
- waterly English
- watermaker English
- waterman English
- watermanship English
- watermark English
- watermaster English
- watermaze English
- watermedia English
- watermelon English
- watermilfoil English
- watermill English
- watermiller English
- watermilling English
- watermole English
- watermoss English
- waterness English
- waterphone English
- waterpipe English
- waterplane English
- waterplant English
- waterplay English
- waterpoint English
- waterport English
- waterpot English
- waterproof English
- waterquake English
- waterscape English
- watershed English
- watersheep English
- watershoot English
- waterside English
- waterskier English
- waterskin English
- watersoaked English
- watersport English
- waterspout English
- waterstained English
- waterstone English
- waterstop English
- waterstuff English
- waterthrush English
- watertight English
- waterwall English
- waterward English
- waterwards English
- waterway English
- waterweed English
- waterwork English
- waterworks English
- waterworn English
- waterwort English
- watery English
- weephole English
- wellhole English
- wellwater English
- wirewater English
- woodhole English
- wormhole English
- Onanie German
- Wasser German
- water Dutch, Flemish
- ватер Russian
- váter Spanish, Castilian
- ワーラー Japanese
- hole Middle English
- water Middle English
- वाटर Hindi
- হোল Bengali
- hul Tok Pisin
- wara Tok Pisin
- olo Sranan Tongo
- watra Sranan Tongo
- wota Bislama
- tumwata Chinook Jargon
- woda Kriol
- wata Krio
- wataa Aukan
- wata Gullah
- worta Pitcairn-Norfolk
- 6@Chin American Sign Language
- hole
- water
- holey
- holer
- holon
- uphole
- dihole
- watery
- cathole
- watered
- waterer
- rewater
- dewater
- doghole
- peehole
- bewater
- foxhole
- taphole
- waterly
- asshole
- mudhole
- keyhole
- bumhole
- leghole
- spyhole
- eyehole
- cumhole
- earhole
- hole up
- oarhole
- unwater
- manhole
- piehole
- lughole
- outhole
- airhole
- pothole
- pinhole
- pophole
- armhole
- rathole
- holeful
- poophole
- watereth
- scumhole
- waterfit
- lamphole
- nosehole
- nanohole
- peephole
- crabhole
- traphole
- waterful
- jaw-hole
- waterbed
- bunghole
- minihole
- handhole
- topwater
- cornhole
- hole saw
- roothole
- waterdog
- waterbus
- ringhole
- suckhole
- fuckhole
- eyewater
- plughole
- dusthole
- knothole
- cockhole
- waterage
- snowhole
- shothole
- blowhole
- posthole
- craphole
- dyewater
- shithole
- corehole
- porthole
- kneehole
- beanhole
- feedhole
- nonwater
- pesthole
- waterbar
- butthole
- funkhole
- driphole
- cakehole
- mopwater
- denehole
- waterhen
- rockhole
- seawater
- borehole
- holeable
- waterjug
- dickhole
- holeshot
- downhole
- tailhole
- farthole
- pukehole
- waterlog
- pisshole
- waterish
- weephole
- wellhole
- waterpot
- holelike
- waterest
- cutwater
- firehole
- bolthole
- wormhole
- sinkhole
- antihole
- woodhole
- midwater
- venthole
- foothole
- waterway
- waterman
- waterbag
- holeless
- arsehole
- waterable
- watergang
- rainwater
- waterbomb
- warmwater
- waterline
- underhole
- holepunch
- waterflow
- earthhole
- smokehole
- cyberhole
- waterport
- waterless
- hand-hole
- firewater
- Teeswater
- headwater
- waterdrop
- greywater
- waterfree
- semiwater
- feedwater
- dishwater
- beanwater
- holeproof
- watermaze
- waterpipe
- waterbird
- water hen
- deepwater
- spouthole
- bongwater
- stokehole
- watermoss
- bluewater
- antiwater
- meltwater
- waterleaf
- bathwater
- multihole
- bootyhole
- watermole
- washwater
- shakehole
- waterworn
- saltwater
- waterness
- fairwater
- overwater
- waterplay
- stinkhole
- wirewater
- mousehole
- dreamhole
- photohole
- cubbyhole
- watercock
- quasihole
- waterside
- creephole
- waterbike
- poolwater
- pondwater
- waterbody
- waterstop
- waterfowl
- dillwater
- sighthole
- flatwater
- backwater
- watermark
- polywater
- forewater
- waterwall
- waterweed
- waterwork
- blasthole
- waterhead
- waterfall
- coldwater
- stumphole
- chuckhole
- tidewater
- waterward
- rosewater
- waterboat
- slimehole
- water boy
- hawsehole
- wellwater
- waterlike
- tailwater
- bolt-hole
- jerkwater
- highwater
- stakehole
- waterwort
- thumbhole
- hindwater
- softwater
- watermill
- water pox
- limewater
- microhole
- lakewater
- sinkwater
- pussyhole
- watershed
- blockhole
- coal hole
- watergate
- waterskin
- waterhouse
- fingerhole
- waterguard
- unwatering
- waterplane
- watersheep
- waterquake
- superwater
- watermaker
- water fear
- bullethole
- breakwater
- watermedia
- catchwater
- waterwards
- stormwater
- oceanwater
- waterspout
- gully-hole
- shearwater
- riverwater
- spurnwater
- water cure
- quickwater
- rudderhole
- waterplant
- water-fear
- waterworks
- watercleft
- wastewater
- drinkwater
- clearwater
- waterclock
- watershoot
- paleowater
- waterbased
- watercolor
- underwater
- watermelon
- watercress
- slickwater
- water knot
- ditchwater
- water bike
- waterbreak
- sweetwater
- sleazehole
- waterstuff
- water-free
- holy water
- watertight
- waterflood
- floodwater
- waterscape
- water mole
- watergrass
- waterfront
- pigeonhole
- blackwater
- freshwater
- orthowater
- bilgewater
- waterpoint
- headwaters
- waterborne
- waterproof
- watersport
- stickwater
- waterhorse
- waterstone
- watercraft
- heartwater
- waterphone
- waterboard
- creekwater
- arrow-hole
- waterskier
- knuckerhole
- waterkeeper
- groundwater
- above-water
- watercourse
- watercloset
- water mouse
- Bridgewater
- waterfowler
- watersoaked
- watercolour
- watermaster
- streamwater
- water-leech
- waterfright
- water nymph
- waterfilled
- water adder
- palaeowater
- watermiller
- waterthrush
- springwater
- waterchamber
- waterfilling
- water trough
- watermanship
- waterstained
- waterbirding
- watermilfoil
- water-loving
- watermilling
- bottled water
- pritchel hole
- brackishwater
- water bicycle
- water fitness
- water witching
- water sickness
- maintenance hole
- water-salamander