noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of peephole. UK

   "Then there is a shuffling sound, and the quiet slide of a spyhole cover."

2. 2
   a hole (in a door or an oven etc.) through which you can peep wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

peepholeeyeholepeephole

Example

More examples

"I looked through the front door's spyhole to see who'd rung the bell."

Etymology

From spy + hole.

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