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- [peep-hohl]
- /ˈpipˌhoʊl/
- /ˈpiːp.həʊl/
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- [peep-hohl]
- /ˈpipˌhoʊl/
Definitions of peephole word
- noun peephole a small hole or opening through which to peep or look, as in a door. 1
- noun peephole hole for spying through 1
- countable noun peephole A peephole is small hole in a door or wall through which you can look secretly at what is happening on the other side. 0
- noun peephole a small aperture, such as one in the door of a flat for observing callers before opening 0
- noun peephole a hole to peep through 0
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Origin of peephole
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85; peep1 + hole
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Parts of speech for Peephole
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
peephole popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
peephole usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for peephole
noun peephole
- coverts — concealed; secret; disguised.
- foramen — an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- foramina — an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- hole — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- keyhole — a hole for inserting a key in a lock, especially one in the shape of a circle with a rectangle having a width smaller than the diameter of the circle projecting from the bottom.
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