Associations to the word «Sinkhole»
Noun
- Shaft
- Shannon
- Soil
- Grazing
- Basin
- Forming
- Silicon
- Mud
- Squirrel
- Florida
- Creek
- Vaccine
- Exploration
- Springs
- Sickness
- Slope
- Surface
- Satan
- Pasture
- Johnny
- Dam
- Papua
- Water
- Entrance
- Fauna
- Lake
- Sodium
- Valley
- Snail
- Mechanics
- Plain
- Devil
- Maya
- Clay
- Tunnel
- Metre
- Norman
- Canyon
- Kilometer
- Orlando
- Artifact
- Fill
- Flow
- Excavation
- Cliff
- Habitat
- Thunder
- Boulder
- Rock
- Mass
- Peninsula
- Rainfall
- Falling
- Duncan
- Ground
- Ridge
- Indiana
- Dome
- Roof
- Layer
- Elevation
- Feature
- Closure
- Jungle
- Hay
- Jewel
- Smell
- Galaxy
- Sand
- Camp
- Solution
- Pool
Adjective
Wiktionary
SINKHOLE, noun. (geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage
SINKHOLE, noun. A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
SINKHOLE, noun. (pinball) A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it.
SINKHOLE, noun. (internet) A DNS server that has been configured to hand out non-routeable addresses for all domains, so that every computer that uses it will fail to get access to the real website.
Dictionary definition
SINKHOLE, noun. A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof.
Wise words
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senses.