peephole

noun

Definition of peepholenext
as in keyhole

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Recent Examples of peephole The removable panel has a 4-inch 1080p color screen that displays a live stream from the camera, which is ideal for doors without peepholes. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026 The later galleries are spent building up to Duchamp’s final work, Étant donnés (1966), an assemblage in which a peephole in a shut door reveals a nude woman laying on a hill. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026 After flipping on the light in the small vestibule, Sister Proba looked through the peephole. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026 Just slip this over the interior door’s peephole and rest assured knowing that no one can use a device to see in. — Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peephole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peephole
  1. keyhole
  2. pinhole
  3. buttonhole
  4. entrance
  5. knothole
Noun
  • In another look, she was outfitted in an oxblood red bodysuit with a keyhole, halter neckline, lace ruffles and a layered veil skirt.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Outside, that impulse showed up in smaller doses, sometimes no bigger than a gold keyhole at the toe.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
Definition of keyhole
Noun
  • Fill the bottles with water and add a pinhole in the bottom.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • An indirect viewing method, such as a pinhole projector to cast images of the Sun, can also be used to see the partial phases of the eclipse, NASA said.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Definition of pinhole
Noun
  • Taken by Hujar in 1985, the black-and-white image shows Jackie in repose, dressed in a suit, with a fresh white flower in his buttonhole and a lovely drawing of him, in full makeup, positioned near his left shoulder.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • Plus, it’s easily affixed to baby’s neckline using the adjustable buttonhole closures.
    — Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of buttonhole
Noun
  • Care providers in Ituri went on strike in July, blocking the entrance to Bunia General Hospital.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 22 July 2026
  • Hanging above the entrance to a number of buildings in Bucharest, there is a bright red disc about the size of a standard traffic sign.
    — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026
Definition of entrance
Noun
  • All of it from the narrow knothole that is our point of view.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
  • In addition to the knothole described above, the company plans to consult a community advisory committee, whose members will sign a nondisclosure agreement.
    — Steven Litt, cleveland, 4 July 2021
Definition of knothole

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