Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small hole or opening designed for looking through discreetly: A spyhole is a small aperture, typically in a door, wall, or other surface, that allows one to observe the area on the other side without being fully seen.

Usage

• A spyhole is used for security or privacy, allowing a person to see who is outside a door before opening it.
• It is a fixed feature, not a portable device.

Examples

• Noun:
  • She looked through the spyhole in the front door to see who was ringing the bell.
  • The old oven had a small spyhole to check on the baking bread without letting heat escape.

Advanced Usage

• "To peer through a spyhole": To look carefully and often secretively through the small opening.
  • The guard peered through the spyhole into the dimly lit corridor.

Variants and Related Words

• Peephole (n): A more common synonym for spyhole.
  • Most modern apartment doors are equipped with a peephole.

Synonyms

• Peephole: A small hole to look through.
• Inspection hole: A hole for observing the inside of machinery or an enclosed space.

Related Phrases

• Spy hole (two-word variant): An alternative spelling, though "spyhole" is typically written as one word.

Noun

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