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peephole

noun

Definition of peepholenext
as in keyhole

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Recent Examples of peephole All rooms feature wheelchair-accessible doors, lowered peepholes, light switches, and closet door handles; a roll-in shower or tub with grab bars; and teletypewriters and telecommunications devices available upon request. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026 Visitors can interact with the exhibition by looking through peepholes to find photographs that tell a story. — Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for peephole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peephole
  1. keyhole
  2. pinhole
  3. buttonhole
  4. entrance
  5. knothole
Noun
  • Her long-sleeve top featured several keyhole cutouts and black lace detailing at the center.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Peeking at this history through a keyhole is a splendid idea, though Collin’s choice of the Ritz was probably irresistible, even overdetermined.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of keyhole
Noun
  • Photos and posters had pinholes in the corners, and almost none of it matched my current taste.
    — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Options include properly filtered solar eclipse glasses, a safe handheld solar viewer and a pinhole projector (learn how to make one on NASA's website).
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of pinhole
Noun
  • In the Victorian era, men wore them in their jacket buttonhole as a sign of their bachelor status and interest in changing it.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, every belt opening and buttonhole is individually measured, cut and finished, including the holes along the back belt and those used for the pocket flaps.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of buttonhole
Noun
  • Bodies and histories do not politely wait outside the studio until the artist grants them entrance.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In fact, the city's free electric shuttle stops right in front of the Broad Street entrance.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of entrance
Noun
  • Sometimes there's knots, and sometimes there's knotholes, and sometimes there's cracks that need butterflies.
    — Mo Rocca, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • All of it from the narrow knothole that is our point of view.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
Definition of knothole

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“Peephole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peephole. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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