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pinhole.

A small hole, of a size that could have been made by a pin

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɪnˌhoʊl/General-American
  1. A small hole, of a size that could have been made by a pin

  2. The aperture in a pinhole camera or camera obscura

  3. A port left unprotected by a firewall to allow a particular application to gain access to a service.

  4. A clipping of pinhole eye, which refers to the compact eye structure associated with intense tropical cyclones.

Where this word comes from

From pin + hole.

verb/ˈpɪnˌhoʊl/General-American
  1. To form one or more pinholes in.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From pin + hole.

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