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 Recordings sounded surprisingly full and clear, with none of the echoey distance similar pinhole microphones in many true wireless earphones exhibit. PCMAG, 21 Nov. 2024 Each temple features a downward-firing speak on the end, with a pinhole microphone in front of it. PCMAG, 21 Nov. 2024 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 The reset button is typically a small pinhole located on the back or bottom of the router. Lars Daniel, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pinhole
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Noun
  • In the Balsall Heath neighborhood, wind whistles through the puncture marks in one rotting heap where the rats and mice have burrowed in.
    Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The girl suffered puncture wounds and scratches, but didn’t receive any stitches.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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  • It’s finished with a half-zip placket, front kangaroo pocket, and side slits.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 1 May 2025
  • The top portion of the dress featured an intricate embroidered in the center of the bodice, while the bottom was a flowing white skirt with a slit.
    Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Pinhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinhole. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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