Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

judas-hole

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: ju-das--hole
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small hole in a door through which a person can spy without being seen from the other side, used especially in prisons.

Example Sentences

"A moment, and an iron-grated Judas-hole in the door slid open, and a servant, an elderly man, sleek and respectable, looked out at him."

Inflected Forms

Judas-holes (plural)

Synonyms

Judas Judas window

Questions

What does judas-hole mean?: A small hole in a door through which a person can spy without being seen from the other side, used especially in prisons.

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