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EYEHOLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar

Synonyms:

eyehole; eyelet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("eyehole" is a kind of...):

hole (an opening deliberately made in or through something)

Holonyms ("eyehole" is a part of...):

boot (footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg)

curtain; drape; drapery; mantle; pall (hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window))

garment (an article of clothing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep

Synonyms:

eyehole; peephole; spyhole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("eyehole" is a kind of...):

hole (an opening deliberately made in or through something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "eyehole"):

judas (a one-way peephole in a door)

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