eyehole
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈaɪhoʊl/
:
mirilla
- It was snug inside, safe like a catcher's mask, and I lay down on my back, blinking up through the eyeholes.
- mask with eyeholes
- two eyeholes
Examples
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She got right up in my face like the Texan in front of the Arbus and peered down at me through the eyeholes.
Fiction book (2002) -
The Unknown Comic appears next to him, wearing a paper bag with two eyeholes cut out over his head.
Fiction book (2002) -
Yet the eyeholes for dancers suggest these are face masks.
Academic text (1991) -
My eyes bulged from the eyeholes of my standard-issue chicken mask.
Fiction book (1997) -
I soundlessly pulled a camouflage headnet made of spandex mesh, with eyeholes, from my jacket pocket and slipped it over my head.
Fiction book (1990) -
The child peeked through the eyehole of the door to see who was outside.
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She looked through the eyehole of her costume mask to watch the parade.
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He adjusted the eyehole in the cardboard box so he could see better.
Synonyms
27
1.0
A hole in a lock where you put a key
19
2.9
A small hole in a door to look through without being seen
4
7.0
An opening in a surface or structure, like a hole in a wall
2
6.0
A small window in a door or vehicle that lets you look through
1
7.5
A small hole in a door or wall that lets you look through secretly
A small hole in a door with a lens to see who is outside before you open it
A small opening you look through to watch without being seen
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Eyehole comes from eye ('eye') and hole ('opening'), and it often means a small opening you look through, like the hole in a door or a mask. So an eyehole lets you peep or see without opening the door.