HyperDic: sinkhole

English > 1 sense of the word *sinkhole*:
NOUN	object	sinkhole, sink, swallow hole	a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

sinkhole > pronunciation
Sounds	sih'ngkhhow.l
Rhymes	amphibole ... whole: 76 rhymes with owl...

English > *sinkhole*: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning	A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof.
Synonyms	sink, swallow hole
Broader	natural depression, depression	A sunken or depressed geological formation
Spanish	cenote, dolina
Catalan	bòfia, dolina