peephole

noun

peep·​hole ˈpēp-ˌhōl 

: a hole or crevice to peep through

Examples of peephole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Of course, the camera is suitable for any door with a compatible peephole, not just for apartments. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Accessibility The hotel’s nine accessible rooms and suites include wheelchair-accessible doors and showers and lowered light switches, peepholes, and toilets. — Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

Were the children subjected to the marshmallow test allowed to pursue such gratifying delights, or would merely touching the treats have demonstrated their surrender to short-termism, causing the psychologist who gazed at them through a peephole to return, disappointed? — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026

The main entrance is sealed by a forbidding steel gate, pierced only by a peephole through which the durwans can scrutinize would-be visitors. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1570, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for peephole

• bankroll
• bedroll
• borehole
• cajole
• catchpole
• charcoal
• condole
• control
• dipole
• downhole
• enroll
• extol

Kids Definition

peephole

noun

peep·​hole ˈpēp-ˌhōl 

: a hole or crack to peep through