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- [singk-hohl]
- /ˈsɪŋkˌhoʊl/
- /ˈsɪŋkhəʊl/
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- [singk-hohl]
- /ˈsɪŋkˌhoʊl/
Definitions of sinkhole word
- noun sinkhole a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage. 1
- noun sinkhole Also called sink. a depressed area in which waste or drainage collects. 1
- noun sinkhole hole eroded by water in rock 1
- noun sinkhole a depression in the ground surface, esp in limestone, where a surface stream disappears underground 0
- noun sinkhole a place into which foul matter runs 0
- noun sinkhole cesspool 0
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Origin of sinkhole
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75; See origin at sink, hole
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Parts of speech for Sinkhole
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sinkhole popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sinkhole usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sinkhole
noun sinkhole
- aquifer — In geology, an aquifer is an area of rock underneath the surface of the earth which absorbs and holds water.
- basin — A basin is a large or deep bowl that you use for holding liquids, or for mixing or storing food.
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- downtrend — a downward or decreasing tendency, movement, or shift: a downtrend in gasoline consumption; a downtrend in stock prices.
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