Home › Words › D › dropholedropholedrophole means A hole designed for something to be dropped through.EtymologyFrom drop + hole.nounA hole designed for something to be dropped through.e.g.“I had been given another job – the digging of a drophole for the outhouse toilet.” — 1998, Witi Ihimaera, Bulibasha:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.driphole 72% match — A hole in the floor of a cave, formed by dripping water. vs drophole →drainhole 68% match — A hole for drainage. vs drophole →dropple 67% match — A drop (of rain, dew, etc). vs drophole →dropping 65% match — Something dropped; a droplet. vs drophole →drop 65% match — A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. vs drophole →dropshaft 65% match — A vertical shaft which objects can drop through. vs drophole →dropper 63% match — A utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time. vs drophole →dreamhole 63% match — An opening left in the wall of a steeple, tower, barn, etc. to allow light to enter. vs drophole →