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eyehole

US/ˈaɪˌhoʊl/

eyehole noun: the hole to which the viewer places his or her eye in a device such as a telescope.

Noun

eyehole (plural eyeholes)

  1. The hole to which the viewer places his or her eye in a device such as a telescope.
    • Holonym: eyepiece
  2. The hole in a mask, helmet, or costume corresponding to the position of the eye, allowing the eye to look through it.
    • Eyeholes in a paper bag
      Greatest lay I ever had1997, Placebo, “Nancy Boy”
  3. The hole in the face where the eye resides.
    • Meronyms: eye socket (bony orbit), orbital cavity, cranial orbit, orbit

Synonyms of eyehole

Forms of eyehole

pluraleyeholes

Origin of eyehole

From eye + hole.

Questions about eyehole

What does eyehole mean?
Eyehole means the hole to which the viewer places his or her eye in a device such as a telescope.
What part of speech is eyehole?
Eyehole is a noun.
How do you pronounce eyehole?
Eyehole is pronounced /ˈaɪˌhoʊl/ (US).
What is the plural of eyehole?
The plural of eyehole is eyeholes.

Words near eyehole in the dictionary

  1. eyeglasses
  2. eyeglobe
  3. eyeglobes
  4. eyeground
  5. eyegrounds
  6. eyehole
  7. eyeholes
  8. eyehook
  9. eyehooks
  10. eyeing
  11. eyeing up

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