Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A shallow pit dug by a soldier in combat for immediate refuge against enemy fire.
Wiktionary
- n. military A small pit dug into the ground as a shelter for protection against enemy fire.
- n. UK the burrow in the ground where a red fox lives.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Mil.) a small pit in the ground for individual shelter against enemy fire.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire
- n. a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire
Examples
“Not bad double-headers for Perfumed Princes who can barely tell a foxhole from a bidet.”
“A partner in the foxhole is the greatest thing to have in life, I have been blessed.”
“He was a bonding experience, kind of like how having a grenade thrown into your foxhole is a bonding experience.”
“He's a type of guy, if you got caught in a foxhole, that is the guy you want with you, Larry.”
“The suspense on whether we did find a new tomb or just a "foxhole" was definitely stressful.”
“KING: He knows honest prayer, as opposed to "foxhole" prayer, or "Help me out today and I'll take care of it tomorrow.”
“Another one of the baby scorpions had dug a kind of foxhole on the far side of the tank from the main cave, and was popping out at irregular but lengthy intervals.”
Jonas Hellborg & friends (& Jaafar) @Templeball round (3)2, and yappy dog
“Both sexes talked gruffly about needing to lean forward in the foxhole, meaning "to anticipate," and to break contact, meaning "to leave.”
“He threw out his "foxhole" guys, the guys he could trust, the good soldiers like Steve”
“Democrat Andrew Cuomo for, as Lazio put it, hiding in a "foxhole" while Albany burns.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘foxhole’.
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My dick in your
DISCLAIMER: Not for the faint of heart/humerus
There's a backstory, I swear: Arabic has numerous insults beginning with "My dick in your..."
"My dick in your religion"sanctum sanctorum, dick's dick, lack thereof, loved ones, bone marrow, no-no square, hermitage, old linen, favourite pants, English channel, pet ferret, ad hominem attack and 138 more...
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♥
ambrosia, inamorata, gossamer, lily-white, hummingbird, roucoulement, poppy, daisy, calypso, lunula, lamb, dove and 1526 more...
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that's just beastly!
cat-o-nine-tails, snake in the grass, puppy love, white elephant, crocodile tears, monkey business, keep the wolf fro..., culture vulture, black sheep of th..., scapegoat, ugly duckling, swan song and 260 more...
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Buttery
Words that make me feel cozy
Noodle, Nugget, Butter, Soft, Snug, Feather, Socks, Knit, Mug, Curl, Billow, Lounge and 315 more...
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billfence's Words
quotidian, flux, sawbuck, horsefeathers, chalcedony, harp, no, fox, tennis, badminton, flue, charm and 186 more...
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Holes
judas, judas-hole, hole, creephole, pinhole, spy-eye, blowhole, breathing-hole, spiracle, touchhole, mouth, cakehole and 166 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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compound words
My favourites.
birdbath, gallowglass, lamplight, chokecherry, lightbox, riptide, softshoe, snowshed, bluebird, matchbox, sugarcane, nightcap and 64 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for foxhole.
kewpid Devoid of atheists apparently. Feb 17, 2009