Definitions
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- noun
peephole
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep
Etymologies
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Examples
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Cassidy had an eye glued to the spyhole in the door.
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Sidling up against the door, Belladonna peered through the spyhole.
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I winked and blew a kiss at the spyhole, hoping my uncle would realize that I knew and that I wanted him.
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A small neat plastic sign below the spyhole said 'de Meer.'
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He looked through the spyhole, saw who it was, and fired from behind the door.
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He looked through the spyhole, saw who it was, and fired from behind the door.
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On the other hand some of them seemed to be on good terms with the guards, called them by nicknames, and tried to wheedle cigarettes through the spyhole in the door.
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On the other hand some of them seemed to be on good terms with the guards, called them by nicknames, and tried to wheedle cigarettes through the spyhole in the door.
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He looked through the spyhole, saw who it was, and fired from behind the door.
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Ah, right—he was waiting by a spyhole and hoping the protoss found it.
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