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Synonyms for hole in the wall
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hohl |
| Phonetic Transcription : hoʊl |
Top 10 synonyms for hole in the wall Other synonyms for the word hole in the wall
- abode
- address
- adit
- boarding house
- bullpen
- bungalow
- burrow
- castle
- cave
- co-op
- commorancy
- coop
- cottage
- cover
- covert
- crash pad
- crawl space
- crawlway
- crib
- crosscut
- cubbyhole
- defense
- den
- diggings
- digs
- dive
- domicile
- dormitory
- drift
- dump
- dwelling
- edifice
- establishment
- farm
- fireside
- flat
- flophouse
- guard
- guardian
- habitat
- habitation
- hangout
- harbor
- harborage
- haunt
- haven
- hearth
- hermitage
- hide
- hideaway
- hideout
- hole
- hole in the wall
- home
- home plate
- homeplate
- homestead
- honky-tonk
- hospital
- house
- housing
- hut
- joint
- juke joint
- kennel
- layout
- lean-to
- living quarters
- lodging
- manor
- mansion
- mine
- nest
- orphanage
- pad
- palace
- parking place
- passage
- pen
- pied-à-terre
- pigpen
- pigsty
- pit
- place
- port
- preserve
- protector
- quarterage
- quarters
- rack
- refuge
- residence
- residency
- resort
- retirement
- retreat
- roadhouse
- roof
- roof over head
- rooming house
- roost
- safety
- sanctuary
- screen
- security
- setup
- shack
- shade
- shadow
- shaft
- shanty
- shed
- shelter
- shield
- subway
- tavern
- tent
- tower
- trailer
- tube
- turf
- umbrella
- underpass
- villa
- where the hat is
Définition of hole in the wall
Origin :- Old English hol "orifice, hollow place, cave, perforation," from Proto-Germanic *hul (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old High German hol, Middle Dutch hool, Old Norse holr, German hohl "hollow," Gothic us-hulon "to hollow out"), from PIE root *kel- (see cell).
- As a contemptuous word for "small dingy lodging or abode" it is attested from 1610s. Meaning "a fix, scrape, mess" is from 1760. Obscene slang use for "vulva" is implied from mid-14c. Hole in the wall "small and unpretentious place" is from 1822; to hole up first recorded 1875. To need (something) like a hole in the head, applied to something useless or detrimental, first recorded 1944 in entertainment publications, probably a translation of a Yiddish expression, cf. ich darf es vi a loch in kop.
- As in joint : noun cheap hangout
- As in shelter : noun protection, habitat
- As in tunnel : noun covered passageway
- As in dwelling : noun home
- As in home : noun place where a human lives
- As in house : noun human habitat
Antonyms for hole in the wall
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