hole in the ground (noun)

  • 121rabbit — 1 noun 1 (C) a common small animal with long ears and soft fur, that lives in a hole in the ground 2 (U) the fur or meat of a rabbit 2 verb rabbitted, rabbitting 1 rabbit on (I) informal, especially BrE to talk continuously, especially in an… …

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  • 122badger — I UK [ˈbædʒə(r)] / US [ˈbædʒər] noun [countable] Word forms badger : singular badger plural badgers a wild animal that lives in a hole in the ground and has short legs and thick dark fur with a white area on its head II UK [ˈbædʒə(r)] / US… …

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  • 123cattle grid — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cattle grid : singular cattle grid plural cattle grids British a set of metal bars fixed over a hole in the ground that cows, sheep etc cannot cross. The American word is cattle guard …

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  • 124badger — [ˈbædʒə] noun [C] I a wild animal with dark fur and a white area on its head. It lives in a hole in the ground. II verb [T] badger [ˈbædʒə] to try to make someone do something by asking them many times They keep badgering me to take them to the… …

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  • 125lair — 1. noun /lɛə,lɛɹ/ a) A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. ...Van Helsing stood up and said, Now, my dear friends, we go forth to our terrible enterprise. Are we all armed, as we were on that night when first… …

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  • 126golf — [ gɔlf ] noun uncount *** a game in which you use GOLF CLUBS to hit a small white ball into a hole in the ground: a round of golf (=a game of golf): I usually play a round of golf on Saturday …

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  • 127punji stick — [ pʌndʒi] noun (especially in SE Asia) a sharpened, typically poison tipped bamboo stake set in a camouflaged hole in the ground as a means of defence. Origin C19: punji prob. of Tibeto Burman origin …

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  • 128borehole — UK [ˈbɔː(r)ˌhəʊl] / US [ˈbɔrˌhoʊl] noun [countable] Word forms borehole : singular borehole plural boreholes a very deep narrow hole in the ground made in order to get water or oil …

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