Synonyms of pinhole

pinhole

noun

ˈpin-ˌhōl 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puncture
• slit
• punch
• prick
• tear
• perforation
• pinprick
• stab
• groove
• cut
• hollow
• rupture
• incision
• gouge
• break
• gash
• laceration
• slash
• rent
• notch
• rip

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pinhole

People can see projections of the eclipse using a tool like a pinhole projector with a small opening or colander, showing shadows of the eclipse on the ground. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026

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

Erasures from his the poet’s journals narrate the speaker’s visit to his father in prison through the pinhole of what’s left of memory. — Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026