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peephole

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peep·hole  (pphl)
n.
A small hole or crevice through which one may peep. Also called eyehole.
peephole [ˈpiːpˌhəʊl]
n
a small aperture, such as one in the door of a flat for observing callers before opening
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.peephole - a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peeppeephole - a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep
eyehole, spyhole
hole - an opening deliberately made in or through something
judas - a one-way peephole in a door
peephole
noun spyhole, opening, hole, crack, slit, aperture, keyhole, chink, crevice, fissure, pinhole The guards checked at the peephole before entering the cell.
Translations
peephole [ˈpiːphəʊl] N → mirilla f, atisbadero m
peephole [ˈpiːphəʊl] n → judas m
Peeping Tom [ˌpiːpɪŋˈtɒm] n → voyeur m
peephole
n → Guckloch nt; (in door also) → Spion m
peephole [ˈpiːpˌhəʊl] n → spioncino
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The arrival of a second fighting-machine drove us from our peephole into the scullery, for we feared that from his elevation the Martian might see down upon us behind our barrier.
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Peepholes were pierced in the wall of each room, and we were never certain, while at work, whose eye was observing, or whose ear was listening in secret.
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