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Meaning of "peephole" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PEEPHOLE

peephole  [ˈpiːpˌhəʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEEPHOLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Peephole is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PEEPHOLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

peephole

Peephole

A peephole is a small opening through which one may look. In a door, a peephole allows people inside the security of seeing outside without opening the door. Glass peepholes are often fitted with a fisheye lens to allow a wider field of view from the inside and little to no visibility from the outside.

Definition of peephole in the English dictionary

The definition of peephole in the dictionary is a small aperture, such as one in the door of a flat for observing callers before opening.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEEPHOLE


airhole
ˈɛəˌhəʊl
asshole
ˈæsˌhəʊl
borehole
ˈbɔːˌhəʊl
keyhole
ˈkiːˌhəʊl
lamp-hole
ˈlæmpˌhəʊl
loophole
ˈluːpˌhəʊl
manhole
ˈmænˌhəʊl
mudhole
ˈmʌdˌhəʊl
pie-hole
ˈpaɪˌhəʊl
pigeonhole
ˈpɪdʒɪnˌhəʊl
pinhole
ˈpɪnˌhəʊl
posthole
ˈpəʊstˌhəʊl
pothole
ˈpɒtˌhəʊl
rathole
ˈrætˌhəʊl
sinkhole
ˈsɪŋkˌhəʊl
suckhole
ˈsʌkˌhəʊl
taphole
ˈtæpˌhəʊl
thumbhole
ˈθʌmˌhəʊl
weephole
ˈwiːpˌhəʊl
wormhole
ˈwɜːmˌhəʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEEPHOLE

peely-wally
peen
peenge
peeoy
peep
peep sight
peep-bo
peeper
peepers
Peeping Tom
peeps
peepshow
peeptoe
peepul
peer
peer group
peer of the realm
peer pressure
peer review

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEEPHOLE

air hole
arsehole
as a whole
black hole
buttonhole
Committee of the Whole
cubbyhole
doughnut hole
downhole
glory hole
hole
in the hole
on the whole
ozone hole
porthole
rabbit hole
sound hole
tax loophole
watering hole
whole

Synonyms and antonyms of peephole in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PEEPHOLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «peephole» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of peephole

Translation of «peephole» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEEPHOLE

Find out the translation of peephole to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of peephole from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peephole» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

窥视孔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mirilla
570 millions of speakers

English

peephole
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

peephole
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثقب الباب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глазок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

olho mágico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দরজার ফুটো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

judas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peephole
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Guckloch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

のぞき穴
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

들여다 보는 구멍
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pejah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lổ nhìn trộm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கதவு துவாரத்தின் வழியா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅर्फोल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gözetleme deliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spioncino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wizjer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вічко
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vizor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ματάκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

loergaatjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

titthål
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kikkhull
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peephole

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEEPHOLE»

The term «peephole» is regularly used and occupies the 86.259 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEEPHOLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peephole

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEEPHOLE»

Discover the use of peephole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peephole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Peephole Superoptimization
The third part of the thesis discusses a novel approach to significantly lower the computational complexity of brute-force superoptimization.
Sorav Bansal, 2008
2
Beckett, Deleuze and the Televisual Event: Peephole Art
, Ghost Trio, Quad I & II and Nacht und Träume, this book is more than an exploration of Beckett's TV work through a specific Deleuzean filter.
Colin Gardner, 2012
3
Eye Spy: A Peephole Book of Colours
A fun way for young children to learn colours by guessing the mystery shape through the I spy peephole. The book features seven colours, with a die-cut peephole on every page.
Tracey Lewis, Debbie MacKinnon, 1988
4
Ophthalmology
2-10-22, the far point of the myope lies between the examiner and the patient. A minus lens of the appropriate power brings the image to the peephole of the retinoscope. The refractive error equals the dioptric power of the minus lens needed ...
Myron Yanoff, Jay S. Duker, James J. Augsburger, 2009
5
Oeil Fauve
EH JOE AND THE PEEPHOLE AESTHETIC In this era of translations of Beckett works from one medium to another, from fiction to theatre (note that the translation never goes in the other direction,1 there has been no 'novelization' of the plays) ...
Catharina Wulf, 1995
6
Compiler Construction Using Java, JavaCC, and Yacc
20.6 PEEPHOLE OPTIMIZATION The peephole optimizer in the code generator monitors the instructions to be emitted. If the code generator is to emit a st-ld sequence with matching operands, then the peephole optimizer emits only the st  ...
Anthony J. Dos Reis, 2012
7
Engineering a Compiler
... target-machine operations. This section introduces peephole optimization, explores its use as a mechanism for instruction selection, and describes the techniques that have been developed to automate construction of peephole optimizers.
Keith Cooper, Linda Torczon, 2011
8
Handbook of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments
Another example for a conceptual model borrowing from known things in the real world, is the Peephole Metaphor described in [5]. The peephole metaphor's core idea is a virtual layer superimposed on a physical environment. While normally ...
Hideyuki Nakashima, Hamid Aghajan, Juan Carlos Augusto, 2009
9
The Synonym Finder
4. first appearance, manifestation, materializing; emergence, rise, rising, issuance, springing; beginning, dawning, breaking forth, unfolding; revelation, exposure. 5. aperture, opening, eye, Photog. viewfinder, peephole. See peephole. peep1 ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
10
Distributed User Interfaces: Designing Interfaces for the ...
Furthermore we will discuss the problem of visual separation on such devices and present a prototype of a distributed user interface based on a map navigation application using the dynamic peephole metaphor for projector phones.
José A. Gallud, Ricardo Tesoriero, Victor M.R. Penichet, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEEPHOLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peephole is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The World According To Julie J: Peepin Out My Peephole
“I've got an AK peepin out the peep hole…” and I wouldn't expect anything less from the Trap God himself. Even from behind bars, Gucci gives ... «UPROXX, Jul 15»
2
5 Things You Didn't Know About 'Friends'
"And while we were dressing the glass in it broke and I told one of the guys, 'Well let's see what that frame looks like around the peephole. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
An Original Tiki Master Set Up Shop in a Cedar Rapids Mansion
... their first home; the Garden House contained a speakeasy-themed bar with paintings of flapper girls on the wall and a peephole on the door. «Curbed National, Jul 15»
4
Firefighters rescue dog that alerted family their house was on fire
... 13-year-old boy heard the family dog barking around 11:25 a.m. and looked through a peephole in the front door to see if anyone was there. «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
5
Home Ministry to collect data on the attacks on RTI activists …
The Vyapam scandal in Madhya Pradesh has opened only a peephole into this macabre tradition (and not merely phenomenon) of silencing ... «Newslaundry, Jul 15»
6
Man, 59, accused of using restroom peephole to watch woman
Scott Joe Carter, 59, was arrested Monday morning and charged with unlawful surveillance. (Credit: Cobb County Sheriff's Office) ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
7
Rachel McAdams in Cristiano Burani at the 2015 ESPY Awards in LA
“Puffy sleeves, peephole neckline and thigh-high splits maketh this burgundy Zimmermann the outfit de jour.” – Sophie Tedmanson, deputy ... «Vogue Australia, Jul 15»
8
Virtual reality innovators seeding new BC tech sector
“This is just kind of a peephole into the future,” he said. “Five years from now, I think everyone's going to have an Oculus Rift-type device in their ... «Business in Vancouver, Jul 15»
9
A brief history of celebrity
Agents said the videos posted online were taken through a modified door peephole while Andrews was alone and undressed in a hotel room in ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
10
She was a quiet commercial lawyer. Then China turned against her.
“I looked outside through the peephole but it was all dark. Some people were speaking in low voices but I couldn't hear them clearly,” she ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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