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(British, Northern England) A steep-sided, often conical, depression caused by slumping of ground into a cavity beneath. Shakeholes may or may not contain a cave entrance and/or a stream sink..
Use shakehole when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shakehole means (British, Northern England) A steep-sided, often conical, depression caused by slumping of ground into a cavity beneath. Shakeholes may or may not contain a cave entrance and/or a stream sink..
Common synonyms include sinkhole, swallow hole, swallet.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use shakehole where its definition matches the intended context.
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