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I was digging for stuff in a used bookstore, and I came upon 'Little Sister.' I fell in love with Chandler that night. I fell right down the rabbit hole of crime fiction.
Robert Crais

Meaning of "rabbit hole" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RABBIT HOLE

rabbit hole  [ˈræbɪt həʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RABBIT HOLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rabbit 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 RABBIT HOLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rabbit hole in the English dictionary

The definition of rabbit hole in the dictionary is a hole in the ground dug by wild rabbits and leading to a warren.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RABBIT HOLE


airhole
ˈɛəˌhəʊl
asshole
ˈæsˌhəʊl
borehole
ˈbɔːˌhəʊl
frijol
ˈfriːhəʊl
hole
həʊl
keyhole
ˈkiːˌhəʊl
loophole
ˈluːpˌhəʊl
manhole
ˈmænˌhəʊl
pie-hole
ˈpaɪˌhəʊl
pigeonhole
ˈpɪdʒɪnˌhəʊl
pinhole
ˈpɪnˌhəʊl
posthole
ˈpəʊstˌhəʊl
pothole
ˈpɒtˌhəʊl
rathole
ˈrætˌhəʊl
sinkhole
ˈsɪŋkˌhəʊl
suckhole
ˈsʌkˌhəʊl
thumbhole
ˈθʌmˌhəʊl
Warhol
ˈwɔːhəʊl
whole
həʊl
wormhole
ˈwɜːmˌhəʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RABBIT HOLE

rabbinite
rabbit
rabbit bandicoot
rabbit burrow
rabbit fever
rabbit food
rabbit hutch
rabbit killer
rabbit punch
rabbit warren
rabbit-proof fence
rabbitbrush
rabbiter
rabbitfish
rabbiting
rabbito
rabbitoh
rabbitries
rabbitry
rabbity

WORDS THAT END LIKE RABBIT 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
shot hole
snow hole
sound hole
spider hole
water hole
watering hole

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rabbit hole» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RABBIT HOLE

Find out the translation of rabbit hole to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rabbit 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 «rabbit hole» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

兔子洞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

madriguera del conejo
570 millions of speakers

English

rabbit hole
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खरगोश छेद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حفرة أرنب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кроличья нора
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

toca do coelho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খরগোশের গর্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trou de lapin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

lubang Arnab
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kaninchenbau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウサギの巣穴
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

토끼 구멍
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lubang kelinci
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hố thỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முயல் வளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सश्याचे बीळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tavşan Deliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tana del coniglio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rabbit hole
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кроляча нора
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gaura de iepure
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρύπα του κουνελιού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

konijnenhol
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kaninhålet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kaninhullet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rabbit hole

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RABBIT HOLE»

The term «rabbit hole» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.665 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RABBIT HOLE» OVER TIME

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

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8 QUOTES WITH «RABBIT HOLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rabbit hole.
1
Big Boi
The world is really run by the Web. There's so much information out there that you can click and keep going down the rabbit hole finding stuff.
2
Kris Carr
If I let a blue mood run rampant, before I know it I'm obsessing about the color of the satin lining in my coffin - will it match my dress? That's when I feel like Alice in Cancerland falling down the rabbit hole and just have to stop.
3
Robert Crais
I was digging for stuff in a used bookstore, and I came upon 'Little Sister.' I fell in love with Chandler that night. I fell right down the rabbit hole of crime fiction.
4
Gotye
I have this desire to just while away weeks, months and years. It took me two years to make this record but that was with me trying to condense my process and not disappear down the rabbit hole with all the cool things I've collected. I could take 10 years and not explore everything I want to with these instruments.
5
Errol Morris
Forty years ago this country went down a rabbit hole in Vietnam and millions died. I fear we're going down a rabbit hole once again - and if people can stop and think and reflect on some of the ideas and issues in this movie, perhaps I've done some damn good here!
6
Mike Quigley
We can't allow ourselves to descend down the rabbit hole of unbridled partisanship for partisan sake.
7
Dax Shepard
I lived for going down the rabbit hole of meeting weird people. Of course, come Monday I would be tallying up all the different situations, and each one was progressively more dangerous. I got lucky in that I didn't go to jail.
8
Alexander Skarsgard
I have to be careful because there is something destructive within me, I think, and I can have a tendency to just search for the kicks. I can't really get too close to someone who's too destructive, or too dark, because then I might go down the rabbit hole myself.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RABBIT HOLE»

Discover the use of rabbit hole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rabbit hole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rabbit Hole
This Pulitzer Prize-winning play is now a major motion picture.
David Lindsay-Abaire, 2011
2
Rabbit Hole: A Satanic Ritual Abuse Survivor's Story
From the nationwide satanic panic in the 1980s to local political cover-ups, shocking kidnappings, unsolved child murders, and scandalous pedophile rings, this book takes you behind the deceptive headlines and, finally, reveals what was ...
David Shurter, 2012
3
Down the Rabbit Hole
But much as in Alice's adventures down the rabbit hole, things in Ingrid's small town keep getting curiouser and curiouser.
Peter Abrahams, 2009
4
Down the Rabbit Hole: A Novel
Long-listed for The Guardian First Book Award, Down the Rabbit Hole, a masterful and darkly comic first novel, is the chronicle of a delirious journey to grant a child’s wish.
Juan Pablo Villalobos, 2012
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Into the Rabbit Hole
" Into The Rabbit Hole takes you on a journey into the state of your own mind, and the mind of the "beast" that has deceived you. Going in the hole, your path will cross with the entities that you have trusted in, that guide your life.
Michael David Warren, 2005
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Down the Rabbit Hole: The Diary of Pringle Rose
Fleeing her oppressive aunt and uncle after the untimely deaths of her parents, 14-year-old Pringle becomes a nanny for the children of labor activists before the Great Fire of Chicago threatens her survival.
Susan Campbell Bartoletti, 2013
7
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
This book-entertaining for both adults and children-follows the fantastical adventures of a little girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a nonsensical world full of peculiar creatures.
Lewis Carroll, Cricket House Books, 2010
8
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Tale #1 Down the Rabbit Hole
The Short Tales Classic brings the favorite episode where Alice chases the White Rabbit down the rabbit-hole to life for even the youngest audience. Blue level for transitional readers.
Lewis Carroll, Daniel Mishkin, 2008
9
Down the Rabbit Hole
His images tell entire stories - such as fairytales where people freeze and life-sized dolls take over. These are thrilling new perspectives into the sexier part of the human psyche.
‎2008
10
Maji: A Jaunt Through the Rabbit Hole
Magi is the story of a man who believes that he understands the world he lives in and rejects ideas about "Alien Conspiracies," and sets out to prove his own assumption that cattle mutilations in the Colorado Rockies are the actions of a ...
J. Gerrard Scott, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RABBIT HOLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rabbit hole is used in the context of the following news items.
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Holly Madison does not deserve our sympathy
So she's desperately trying to stretch her 15 minutes of fame into a half-hour, writing a tell-all book, “Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
2
Down the rabbit hole: 150 years of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Telling the tale of a bored but precocious young girl who falls through a rabbit hole into an hallucinatory world of grinning felines, manic milliners and ... «South China Morning Post, Jun 15»
3
Holly Madison Reveals Why She Really Broke Up With Hugh Hefner …
Holly Madison doesn't hold back in her memoir, "Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny." In the tell-all, the ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»
4
Holly Madison's 'Down The Rabbit Hole' Memoir Could Become A …
Holly Madison's new book, Down The Rabbit: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny, have been making headlines all week long ... «The Inquisitr, Jun 15»
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1923 Burlesque lops burlesque as Holly Madison paints stark …
Excerpts from that book, titled “Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny,” were posted online today by ... «Las Vegas Sun, Jun 15»
6
Hunter found dead with head stuck down rabbit hole: Victim got …
It is thought he may have spent 24 hours trapped in the deep hole at Squirrel Wood ... A dead rabbit and a fresh mound of soil was next to the hole while his dog ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
7
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Free Comic Book Day And Rabbit Holes
Then we eagerly leap down the rabbit hole of rabbit holes — the phenomenon of jumping from a single piece of culture, or the person who makes it, into the next ... «NPR, May 15»
8
Holly Madison Admits In 'Down The Rabbit Hole' Tell-All That She …
Holly Madison is spilling secrets in Down The Rabbit Hole, a memoir that delves into the dark side of life at the Playboy mansion including her own thoughts of ... «The Inquisitr, Mar 15»
9
A Doctor Unlocks Mysteries Of The Brain By Talking And Watching
When someone develops a serious brain problem, Ropper says, it can be like falling down a rabbit hole and entering an Alice in Wonderland world — where ... «NPR, Sep 14»
10
Doorbell flushes dog out of rabbit hole
A DOG trapped in a rabbit hole for four days was saved by a doorbell. ... Even after a search using specialist cameras to look into rabbit holes, Henry could not ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»

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