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[ peep-hohl ] / ˈpipˌhoʊl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peephole ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna small hole or opening through which to peep or look, as in a door. Origin of peepholeFirst recorded in 1675–85; peep1 + hole Words nearby peepholePeene, Peenemünde, peep, pee-pee, peeper, peephole, Peeping Tom, peeps, peep show, peep sight, peepul Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peepholeThe officers covered the peephole so that their faces would be obscured, and Taravati opened the door. ‘Happy’ Dancers Arrested, Abused in Iran|Shima Sharabi|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST What you get at the end is a peephole for a private moment that rapidly becomes very voyeuristic. Remembering Mike Kelley|Justin Jones|October 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST Then she slipped into the closet of the bedroom and fumbled for the peephole opening. The Cry at Midnight|Mildred A. Wirt I did not feel strong enough to crawl noiselessly to the peephole, or I would have gone there. The War of the Worlds|H. G. Wells
All the boys were thinking hard, from time to time approaching the peephole to watch the bears. The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon|Dexter J. Forrester Tom found a peephole in the sod covering of the shack and peered through. The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon|Dexter J. Forrester Levelling it he sent a volley crashing through the peephole. Red Masquerade|Louis Joseph Vance
British Dictionary definitions for peephole
nouna small aperture, such as one in the door of a flat for observing callers before opening Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to peepholeslot, opening, crevice, slit, eyehole, eyelet |