peephole
noun
peep·hole
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Definition of peephole
: a hole or crevice to peep through
Examples of peephole in a Sentence
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The level of detail is pretty extensive with little peepholes to view videos of fairies getting dressed. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Comic-Con 2019: Inside the massive Amazon Prime activation," 17 July 2019 Meanwhile, the live stream itself, filmed through a peephole-style camera, had viewers joking on Twitter that watching the performance was like viewing it through that infamous donut-like black hole. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "The Need-to-Know Moments From Kanye Westâs âSunday Serviceâ at Coachella," 21 Apr. 2019 Essentially a peephole viewer box displaying a short scene on a continuous loop of 35-mm film, the Kinetoscope was introduced with great fanfare at the 1893 Chicago Worldâs Fair. — Longreads, "When the Movies Went West," 15 May 2018 Here, the sisters are cloistered from the public behind no-nunsense, spiky window grilles with tiny peepholes in the latticework for the nuns to see through. — Rick Steves, miamiherald, "Looking for a room for the night? Europeâs convents offer tranquility â and treats | Miami Herald," 9 Mar. 2018 After hearing noises in his apartment hallway, one of Newulis's neighbors looked through the peephole in his door. — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Brookfield man faces charges after pointing gun at his neighbor; scores of weapons found in his home, records show," 27 June 2018 The normalization of gayness that has in most ways been a boon has also shrunk the historical eye to, well, another peephole. — Jesse Green, New York Times, "A Brief History of Gay Theater, in Three Acts," 26 Feb. 2018 To better safeguard your home, your life and your valuables, have a peephole installed on your front door and on the door leading to your garage. — Heloise, Houston Chronicle, "Tired of giving?," 17 June 2018 The signs in the otherwise normal Airbnb went so far as to warn Coleman and other guests to look out the peephole to ensure no neighbors were in the hallway before exiting. — Meredith Carey, CondĂ© Nast Traveler, "Nearly 80 Percent of Japan's Airbnbs Were Just Removed," 4 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'peephole.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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peephole
noun
English Language Learners Definition of peephole
: a hole that is used to look through something (such as a door) to the other side
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