noun
Meaning 1
A small hole, of a size that could have been made by a pin
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
pinhole
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General-American: /ˈpɪnˌhoʊl/
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CMU ARPABET: P IH1 N HH OW2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The aperture in a pinhole camera or camera obscura
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noun
Meaning 3
A port left unprotected by a firewall to allow a particular application to gain access to a service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
A clipping of pinhole eye, which refers to the compact eye structure associated with intense tropical cyclones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
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verb
Meaning 5
To form one or more pinholes in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
Meaning 6
a small puncture that might have been made by a pin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: puncture
History
Etymology
From pin + hole.
Real reading context