watering hole

noun

A depression in which water collects and where animals come to drink.

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Meanings

nounwatering hole (plural watering holes)

plural watering holes

  1. A depression in which water collects and where animals come to drink.

    Synonyms: waterhole

  2. idiomaticA bar or other local drinking establishment.

    Synonyms: pub, public house, saloon, tavern, alehouse, boozer, boozing ken, bousing ken

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA depression in which water collects and where animals come to drink.

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waterhole

nounA bar or other local drinking establishment.

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pubpublic housesaloontavernalehouseboozerboozing kenbousing kendrinkerdrinkerygargle-factorygin jointgroggerylocalnineteenth holepot-housepubpublic houserummerysaloon

More synonyms by meaning

nouna health resort near a spring or at the seaside

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watering placespa
Broader
resort areaplaygroundvacation spot
Also see
bistrodrinkerhedge alehouseinnpubpublicsaloonspatavernwatering place

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian кръчма
  • кръчма (krăčma)bar etc.
Finnish juottola
  • juottolabar etc.
Cite this entry
APA

watering hole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watering%20hole

MLA

“watering hole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watering%20hole. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “watering hole,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watering%20hole.

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