as in puncture
a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument
pinholes in a bedsheet will look like stars if you shine a light from behind it
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Recent Examples of pinhole
Menu and power buttons are above the pad, along with a pinhole microphone.
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PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
The remote has a large circular navigation pad near the top with power, AI, microphone, and settings buttons above it, along with a pinhole microphone.
—PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
But the pots have very small openings at the top, pinholes really, and Takaezu, who died in 2011, wanted viewers to see the clay pots less as objects themselves and more as frames for what is inside them — which is nothing.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2025
The top of the frame also has mic mute and volume buttons, as well as pinholes for the far-field microphones.
—PCMAG, 26 Nov. 2024
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PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
The remote has a large circular navigation pad near the top with power, AI, microphone, and settings buttons above it, along with a pinhole microphone.
—PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
But the pots have very small openings at the top, pinholes really, and Takaezu, who died in 2011, wanted viewers to see the clay pots less as objects themselves and more as frames for what is inside them — which is nothing.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2025
The top of the frame also has mic mute and volume buttons, as well as pinholes for the far-field microphones.
—PCMAG, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinhole
Noun
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The bite left behind small puncture wounds and bruising on Corale’s leg.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Castro-Cruz was found in the basement stairwell with a puncture wound to the chest, police sources said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ciara at 39 brings unapologetic glamour with body-conscious fits and daring slits.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
18 Aug. 2025
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Gomez posed in soft pink satin lingerie with lace detailing and a thigh-high slit.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Pinhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinhole. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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