Home › Words › S › swalletswalletswallet means A sinkhole; a shakehole.EtymologyCompare German Schwall (“a sea swell”), from schwellen (“to swell”). See English swell.nounA sinkhole; a shakehole.Water breaking in upon the miners at their work.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.shakehole 66% match — 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. vs swallet →swirlhole 61% match — A pothole formed by swirling water. vs swallet →slugga 61% match — A deep cavity formed by the action of subterranean streams common in some limestone districts of Ireland. vs swallet →wallette 60% match — A small wall. vs swallet →panhole 58% match — A shallow depression or pothole that collects rainwater or snow melt vs swallet →earthhole 58% match — A hole or cavern in the earth; a cave. vs swallet →snowhole 57% match — A hole dug out of a bank of snow for use as a temporary shelter. vs swallet →boghole 56% match — A depression in waterlogged soil. vs swallet →