earthhole

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noun

A hole or cavern in the earth; a cave.

OriginMiddle English eorthehole →
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Meanings

nounearthhole (plural earthholes)

plural earthholes · alternative earth-hole · alternative earth hole

  1. A hole or cavern in the earth; a cave.

    And because she lived — like hundreds of other families — in an earthhole — since all the houses were destroyed — she had nothing to give me.

    1997, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Death

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cave

Origin

  1. Middle Englisheorthehole
  2. Englishearthhole

From Middle English eorthehole; equivalent to earth + hole. Akin to Scots ert hyle (“earthhole, pit”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

haloether
Cite this entry
APA

earthhole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthhole

MLA

“earthhole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthhole. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “earthhole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthhole.

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