| THOLE | • thole v. (Intransitive, dated) To suffer. • thole v. (Transitive, now Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) To endure, to put up with, to tolerate.
 • thole n. A pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars.
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| BOTHOLE | • BOTHOLE n. a hole in a hide caused by maggots. | 
| CATHOLE | • cathole n. A small pit, dug in the earth by hikers etc in order to bury faeces. • cathole n. (Nautical) Either of two circular holes cut in the stern of a sailing man of war on the level of the…
 • cat-hole n. Alternative form of cathole.
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| POTHOLE | • pothole n. A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road’s surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather… • pothole n. A pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream.
 • pothole n. (Geology) A vertical cave system, often found in limestone.
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| RATHOLE | • rathole n. An entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats. • rathole n. A living area used by mice or rats, or a similar living area used by other animals.
 • rathole n. A particularly squalid human residence.
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| ANETHOLE | • anethole n. (Organic chemistry) A particular aromatic compound found in anise. • ANETHOLE n. an aromatic ether which is the major constituent of certain oils, e.g. anise and fennel, also ANETHOL.
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| BOLTHOLE | • bolthole n. A hole in an animal’s den, or through a wall or fence, used for escape or emergency exit; i.e. a hole… • bolthole n. (Figurative) A second home, etc. where a person can go to escape the stresses of everyday life.
 • bolt-hole n. Alternative form of bolthole.
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| KNOTHOLE | • knothole n. In a piece of lumber, a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering… • knothole n. (Cincinnati, sports, attributive) Youth league baseball.
 • KNOTHOLE n. a hole in a plank.
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| PESTHOLE | • pesthole n. A place where a contagious disease is present or likely. • PESTHOLE n. a place liable to epidemic disease.
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| PORTHOLE | • porthole n. (Archaic) A gunport; an opening in the hull of a ship through which cannon are fired. • porthole n. (Nautical) A circular window set in the hull of a ship.
 • PORTHOLE n. a small window in a ship's side.
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| POSTHOLE | • posthole n. (Archaeology) A cut feature used to hold a surface timber or stone, usually much deeper than it is wide. • posthole v. To sink one’s legs deep into snow while walking.
 • POSTHOLE n. a hole dug to hold a fence post.
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| SHITHOLE | • shithole n. (Derogatory) A very dirty, poor or unpleasant place. • shithole n. A dysfunctional place.
 • shithole n. A hole into which one defecates or dumps excrement.
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| SHOTHOLE | • shothole n. (Drilling) A hole, very deep but only a few inches wide, which is used to drop explosives beneath the… • SHOTHOLE n. a hole drilled in a rock to hold explosives.
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| BLASTHOLE | • blasthole n. The hole created by an explosion, for example in mining. • blasthole n. A hole in the bottom of a pump through which water enters.
 • blasthole n. The hole into which a blasting charge is inserted.
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