Home › Words › E › earthholeearthholeearthhole · noun — A hole or cavern in the earth; a cave.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Middle English eorthehole; equivalent to earth + hole. Akin to Scots ert hyle (“earthhole, pit”).nounA hole or cavern in the earth; a cave.e.g.“And because she lived — like hundreds of other families — in an earthhole — since all the houses were destroyed — she had nothing to give me.” — 1997, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Death:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.earthhouse 69% match — An underground chamber or habitation; a souterrain. vs earthhole →corehole 65% match — The hole drilled to retrieve a core sample. vs earthhole →dreamhole 65% match — An opening left in the wall of a steeple, tower, barn, etc. to allow light to enter. vs earthhole →potholing 64% match — A form of caving involving the exploration of potholes. vs earthhole →mohole 64% match — A hole drilled through the Earth's crust into the Mohorovičić discontinuity, part of a scientific project of the 1960s. vs earthhole →earhole 64% match — The outer aperture of the ear; the entrance to the ear canal. vs earthhole →driphole 64% match — A hole in the floor of a cave, formed by dripping water. vs earthhole →airhole 63% match — A hole provided for ventilation or breathing. vs earthhole →