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Meaning of "dene hole" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DENE HOLE

Of uncertain origin: perhaps from dene1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DENE HOLE

dene hole play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DENE HOLE

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Dene hole is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DENE HOLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dene hole

Denehole

A Denehole is an underground structure consisting of a number of small chalk caves entered by a vertical shaft. The name is given to certain caves or excavations in England, which have been popularly supposed to be due to the Danes or some other of the early northern invaders of the country. The common spelling Dane hole is adduced as evidence of this, and individual names, such as Vortigerns Caves at Margate, and Canutes Gold Mine near Bexley, naturally follow the same theory. The word, however, is probably derived from the Anglo Saxon den, a hole or valley. The lack of evidence found in them has led to long arguments as to their function.

Definition of dene hole in the English dictionary

The definition of dene hole in the dictionary is a hole or shaft excavated in the chalk of southern England or northern France, of uncertain origin and purpose.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DENE HOLE

dendroidal
dendrolatry
dendrologic
dendrological
dendrologist
dendrologous
dendrology
dendrometer
dendron
dendrophis
dene
Deneb
Denebola
denegation
denervate
denervation
denet

WORDS THAT END LIKE DENE HOLE

air hole
black hole
bolt hole
bullet hole
cat hole
coal hole
doughnut hole
dry hole
funk hole
glory hole
in the hole
kettle hole
nineteenth hole
on the whole
ozone hole
rabbit hole
shot hole
sound hole
spider hole
water hole
watering hole

Synonyms and antonyms of dene hole in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dene hole» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DENE HOLE

Find out the translation of dene hole to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dene hole from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dene hole» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

迪恩孔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agujero dene
570 millions of speakers

English

dene hole
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बालू के टीले छेद
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ديني حفرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дене отверстие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

buraco dene
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডেন গর্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trou dene
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dene lubang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dene Loch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ディーン穴
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모래톱 구멍
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dene bolongan
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thung lung nhỏ lỗ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழுப்பு துளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भोके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Boş delik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dene hole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dene dziura
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дене отвір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gaură Dene
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

dene τρύπα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Dene gat
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

dene hål
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dene hull
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dene hole

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DENE HOLE»

The term «dene hole» is barely ever used and occupies the 211.154 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DENE HOLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dene hole

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DENE HOLE»

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The Puzzle Lock
The maximum depth of a dene hole is about seventy feet. Fifteen fathoms – ninety feet – is therefore the exact length required, allowing for loops and fastenings.This new fact converted the dene hole hypothesis into what was virtually a ...
R. Austin Freeman, 2001
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The Penrose Mystery
You are the dene-hole gentleman and the discoverer of headless corpses.” Mr Elmhurst did not repudiate the dene-hole, but protested that he had not actually made a habit of discovering headless corpses, at least in the recent state.
R. Austin Freeman, 2001
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Dr. Thorndyke Intervenes
Strangely enough, it seems also to have been overlooked by everyone else, with the result that Bassett's scheme was within a hair's-breadth of working out exactly according to plan.” “As he was at the bottom of the dene-hole,” remarked Miller, ...
R. Austin Freeman, 2001
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Ancient Britain
... Bexley on the Chalk-pit hypothesis '.1 Charred wood, bones of animals, and large quantities of coarse pottery have been found in a dene-hole near Dunstablc ,2 which is sufficient evidence that some done-holes were occasionally inhabited.
T.R. Holmes
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Don Pavey: His Life and Work on Colour and Aesthetics: A ...
... 1954-59 AND THE RCA 1975-76 EDITor. The dene hole on the Isle of Thanet ... Don's drawing of the cat revealed on the roof of the dene hole During his second year of teaching in Kent, early in. George Field's demonstration fo 63.
Roy Osborne, 2009
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Archaic England: An Essay in Deciphering Prehistory from ...
The meaning of this term depends like every other word upon its context; a dungeon is a down-under or dene hole, the keep or donjon of a castle is its main tower or summit: similarly the word dunhill is identical with dene hole; abyss now  ...
Harold Bayley
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A - I.
a. Dendrology ( den'-dro!'-o-ji ) [ Gr. dendros, a tree & logia, discourse. ] n. the natural history of trees f^NU^faqi /• Dondrol'ogist n. ffrfag'|^fa«yi|. Dendrolo'gical a . ^f^fSTOT^^iff. Deudrit'ic o. Dene ( den ) n. JJfT / ^ / *lN<K0! qt9t% Dene-hole n.
Nilakantha Babaji Ranade, 1996
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An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
F. denationaliser \ a Revelution coinage. Cf. demoralizz. dendrite [min.]. G. ScvSpm/s, from oeeopos, tree. From marhings. dene. Sandhill. ? F. dune (q.v.). denegation. F. denegation, L. denegatio-n-, from denegare, to deny. dene-hole [ antiq.].
Ernest Weekley, 2013
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Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe
Here is an account of the Dene Hole at Chislehurst by Mr. W.J. Nichols.28 “At the foot of the hill is a gap, which is the present entrance to the caves. A guide meets us here, who, unlocking a door, and switching on the electric light, introduces ...
Sabine Baring-Gould, 2008
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The Nine Tailors: Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, #11
The thingthat started him onthat was getting holdof an old English newspaper which had a mention of the finding of abodyin the dene-hole - hisown body, as everyone thought. Itwas a1918paper, of course, buthe only cameacross itin 1924 - I ...
Dorothy L. Sayers

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DENE HOLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dene hole is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ten-metre-deep dene hole opens up in Gravesend garden
A huge 10-metre-deep dene hole has opened up in a Gravesend family's back garden. Melanie and Barry Andrews, who live in Milton Hall ... «News Shopper, Feb 15»
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Collapsed cliff and Dene hole to be fixed with £850000 from Dartford …
A further £200,000 is to be spent after a Dene hole - chalk caves underground - opened up in a garden in Howard Road in November. At about ... «Kent Online, Jul 14»
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UPDATE: VIDEO: Huge hidden sinkhole in St Paul's Cray is a 'dene
A woman who thought she had uncovered a hidden sinkhole in a St Paul's Cray field has been told it is actually a man-made 'dene hole'. «News Shopper, Jul 14»
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More sinkholes will open up across Britain as the effects of flooding …
... it is known as a dene hole – although these cases are typically lumped in with sink holes. Two of this month's sinkholes are related to former ... «The Independent, Feb 14»
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M2 dene hole: Work to be 'complete by Thursday'
The cavity is thought to be a "dene hole", a man-made hole left by chalk excavation hundreds of years ago. Wet weather is thought to have ... «BBC News, Feb 14»
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Fifth Sinkhole In A Month For Flood-Hit UK
The 15ft-deep hole - which closed a 10-mile stretch of the motorway near Sittingbourne - was a dene hole, an underground structure made up ... «Sky News, Feb 14»
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Highways Agency confirms huge M2 hole at Lynsted between …
The Highways Agency revealed the chasm that swallowed up the road surface near Faversham is a Dene hole rather than what was widely ... «Kent Online, Feb 14»
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Giant hole closes M2 for emergency roadworks
Highways officials announced this morning the hole was actually a Dene Hole.Dene Holes are structures made up of small chalk caves. «Canterbury Times, Feb 14»
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Hole in Blackshots Lane, Grays, to be investigated
The cavity is a "dene hole", an underground gap left by chalk excavation in the 17th Century. Thurrock Council said contractors will investigate ... «BBC News, Jan 13»
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Family fears house collapse: home set to disappear into 30ft crater …
Mother of three Leah Coldham faces losing her home to a massive 30ft deep dene hole that has appeared in the front garden of their home in ... «Daily Mail, Dec 12»

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