Thesaurus results for PINHOLE

pinhole

noun

ˈpin-ˌhōl

Definition of pinhole

as in puncture

a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument pinholes in a bedsheet will look like stars if you shine a light from behind it

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Recent Examples of pinhole Fill the bottles with water and add a pinhole in the bottom. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 June 2026 An indirect viewing method, such as a pinhole projector to cast images of the Sun, can also be used to see the partial phases of the eclipse, NASA said. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 June 2026 Erasures from his the poet’s journals narrate the speaker’s visit to his father in prison through the pinhole of what’s left of memory. — Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026 The only telltale signs of the electronics hidden in the temples are a single power button, a four-contact connector, pinhole microphones, and thin speaker grille slits. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pinhole

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Officers looked at the driver and saw six puncture wounds – four on his back, one between his eyes and one on the left side of his neck.

— Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Patients should put any items in a leak-proof, puncture-resistant container, such as a laundry detergent bottle.

— Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of puncture

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The actress went strapless in a corseted leopard print Givenchy dress complete with a giant bow and a sultry thigh-high slit.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026
His girlfriend, actor and model Elizabeth Hurley, wore a purple dress with a long slit to mark the occasion.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

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