pothole

As nouns the difference between pothole and loophole

is that pothole is a shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic while loophole is a method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.

As a verb loophole is

to prepare a building for defense by preparing slits or holes through which to fire on attackers.

As nouns the difference between pothole and lake

is that pothole is a shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic while lake is a small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain.

As a verb lake is

to present an offering.

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As nouns the difference between shakehole and pothole

is that shakehole is 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 while pothole is a shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic.

As nouns the difference between puddle and pothole

is that puddle is a small pool of water, usually on a path or road while pothole is a shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic.

As a verb puddle

is to form a puddle.

As nouns the difference between paddle and pothole

is that paddle is a two-handed, single-bladed oar used to propel a canoe or a small boat while pothole is a shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic.

As a verb paddle

is to propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.

As nouns the difference between pothole and cavity

is that pothole is a shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic or pothole can be (archaeology) a pit resulting from unauthorized excavation by treasure hunters or vandals while cavity is a hole or hollow depression.

In archaeology|lang=en terms the difference between pothole and posthole

is that pothole is (archaeology) a pit resulting from unauthorized excavation by treasure hunters or vandals while posthole is (archaeology) a cut feature used to hold a surface timber or stone, usually much deeper than it is wide.

As nouns the difference between pothole and posthole

is that pothole is a shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic or pothole can be (archaeology) a pit resulting from unauthorized excavation by treasure hunters or vandals while posthole is (archaeology) a cut feature used to hold a surface timber or stone, usually much deeper than it is wide.