ratholes
Squalid cramped dwellings
Ratholes are holes made or used by rats, or any cramped, squalid space: They lived in a rathole of an apartment.
Figuratively, a rathole is a wasteful destination for money or resources: pouring money down a rathole.
In workplace slang, ratholes are unproductive tangents in meetings: Let's not go down that rathole.
Enclosed underground route
- denPrivate room or lair
- lairAnimal's hidden dwelling
- warrenInterconnected underground tunnels
- excavationAct of unearthing
underground · chamber · hideout · nesting · habitat · burrowing · dugout · shelter
Lines meeting curves once
- digressionVeering off topic
- sidetrackDivert from purpose
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
irrelevance · unfocused · detour · off-topic · red herring · deflection · misdirection · deviation
Use up carelessly
- money pitEndlessly expensive undertaking
- drainChannel for wastewater
- misallocationImproper distribution of resources
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
fritter · misuse · depletion · unproductive · bottomless · sinkhole · overspend · dissipation
Small gnawing mammals
- ratsLong-tailed urban pests
- verminHarmful small animals
- gnawBite repeatedly at
- infestationPest takeover situation
pest · scurry · whiskers · nibbling · squeak · trap · nocturnal · incisors
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
excavation · underground · chamber · hideout · nesting · habitat · burrowing · dugout · shelter · cavity
tangents
Lines meeting curves once
- digressionVeering off topic
- sidetrackDivert from purpose
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
meandering · irrelevance · unfocused · detour · off-topic · red herring · deflection · misdirection · deviation · wander
squander
Use up carelessly
- money pitEndlessly expensive undertaking
- drainChannel for wastewater
- misallocationImproper distribution of resources
inefficiency · fritter · misuse · depletion · unproductive · bottomless · sinkhole · overspend · dissipation · mismanagement
mice
Small gnawing mammals
infestation · pest · scurry · whiskers · nibbling · squeak · trap · nocturnal · incisors · fur
hovel
Wretched small dwelling
decrepit · seedy · shabby · slum · fleapit · dingy · cramped · filthy · squalid · dive
scupper
Drain on ship's deck
shipboard · mooring · anchor chain · runoff
ratholesmansions
Large, stately houses
palaces · luxury apartments · penthouses · estates · stately homes
ratholesopen spaces
Unoccupied expanses or gaps
ballrooms · great halls · lofts · atriums · galleries