Definitions

hole in the wall

NOUN

dwelling

Synonyms

STRONGEST

habitat residence

STRONG

abode castle den digs domicile dump establishment habitation haunt house lodging pad quarters residency

WEAK

commorancy

NOUN

home

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apartment cabin condo condominium cottage dormitory dwelling farm hospital house hut mansion palace place residence resort shelter trailer

STRONG

abode address asylum bungalow castle cave co-op diggings digs domicile dump fireside flat habitation hangout haunt hearth hideout homestead joint manor nest orphanage pad roof roost shanty turf villa

WEAK

boarding house commorancy crash pad home plate living quarters parking place rooming house where the hat is

Antonyms

WEAK

office

NOUN

house

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apartment box building condo condominium dwelling home mansion residence shack

STRONG

abode castle cave co-op coop crib cubbyhole den diggings digs domicile dump edifice flat flophouse habitation homestead joint kennel layout lean-to pad pigpen pigsty rack residency roof roost setup shanty turf

WEAK

bullpen commorancy crash pad home plate pied-à-terre

Antonyms

STRONGEST

office

NOUN

joint

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bar club tavern

STRONG

dive honky-tonk roadhouse

WEAK

juke joint

NOUN

shelter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

asylum dwelling haven home house hut lodging refuge safety sanctuary shack shed tent

STRONG

cave cover covert defense den harbor harborage hermitage hide hideaway hideout housing pen port preserve rack retirement retreat roof roost screen security shade shadow shield umbrella

WEAK

quarterage roof over head

Antonyms

STRONG

brightness light

NOUN

tunnel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

channel hole mine pit shaft subway underpass

STRONG

adit burrow crosscut drift passage tube

WEAK

crawl space crawlway

Example Sentences

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And Kitty’s Cafe, a real hole in the wall, has an amazing pork tenderloin sandwich.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The sheriff's office released images of the hole in the wall, which shows what the piping fixture looked like before the toilet was ripped out.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

While the commander was at lunch, Sparrow grabbed his ID, telephone and civilian clothes and headed for a hole in the wall.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

If you kick a hole in the wall in my house, don't ask me how to fix it.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024

It wasn’t easy persuading Trashman to give up Kuda, but at last Tendai got the man to climb back through the hole in the wall.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

hole in the wall

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