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Definition of keyhole - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
door lockhole in a door for inserting a key
- He peeked through the keyhole to see if anyone was inside..
2.
fashiondecorative circle cut out of a garment
- The dress featured a stylish keyhole at the neckline.
3.
sportsTECH. US free-throw lane and circle in basketballTECH. US
- He practiced shooting from the keyhole every day.
4.
astronomyTECH. narrow space near a planet that shifts asteroid orbitsTECH.
- Scientists studied the asteroid's path through a gravitational keyhole.
Images of keyhole
hole in a door for inserting a key 
decorative circle cut out of a garment 
free-throw lane and circle in basketball
Expressions with keyhole
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journalism focusing on private or sensational details of lives
Keyhole journalism often invades celebrities' privacy.
neckline with teardrop-shaped cutout
She wore a dress with a keyhole neckline to the party.
handsaw with long narrow blade for curves
The carpenter chose a keyhole saw for the curved edges.
surgical procedure through small incisions using specialized instruments
The patient recovered quickly after the keyhole surgery..
member of Fissurellidae family with a keyhole-shaped shell
Scientists studied the keyhole limpet's unique shell structure.
Origin of keyhole
Old English, cēg (key) + hol (hole)
Terms with keyhole included in their meaning
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decor
decorative plate around a keyhole or switch
geometry
resembling a keyhole in shape or function
firearms
related to bullet wobbling and keyhole-shaped impact
hardware
small metal plate around a keyhole
security device
cylindrical lock with a round keyhole used for security
marine life
member of Fissurellidae family with a keyhole-shaped shell
Examples of keyhole in a sentence
She lost her key and couldn't find the keyhole in the dark. The blouse had a keyhole in the back. Her top's keyhole design was eye-catching. The coach explained the strategy from the keyhole. Players gathered around the keyhole during the timeout. The spacecraft avoided the gravitational keyhole successfully.
A keyhole could alter the asteroid's trajectory.
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- French:trou de serrure, œillet décoratif, ...
- German:Schlüsselloch, Schlüsselbereich, ...
- Italian:buco della serratura, oblò, ...
- Spanish:bocallave, ojal, ...
- Portuguese:orifício da fechadura, recorte, ...
- Chinese:锁眼, 装饰孔, ...
- Japanese:鍵穴, キーホール, ...
- Arabic:ثُقْبُ الْمِفْتَاحِ, فَتْحَة زُخْرُفِيَّة, ...
- Hebrew:חוֹר הַמַּנְעוּל, מַחְשׂוֹף מַפְתֵּחַ, ...
- Russian:замочная скважина, вырез-капелька, ...
- Ukrainian:замкова щілина, виріз, ...
- Hindi:चाबी का छेद, कीहोल, ...
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