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Synonyms for keyhole
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kee-hohl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkiˌhoʊl |
Top 10 synonyms for keyhole Other synonyms for the word keyhole
- aperture
- breach
- burrow
- cave
- cavern
- cavity
- chamber
- charity line
- chasm
- chink
- cistern
- cleft
- covert
- cranny
- den
- depression
- dimple
- dip
- excavation
- eyelet
- fissure
- foramen
- foul lane
- fracture
- free throw lane
- gash
- gorge
- hollow
- hovel
- keyhole
- lacuna
- lair
- leak
- nest
- niche
- nick
- notch
- orifice
- outlet
- passage
- peephole
- perforation
- pockmark
- puncture
- rent
- retreat
- scoop
- shaft
- shelter
- split
- tear
- the line
- tunnel
- vacuity
- vent
- void
- window
Définition of keyhole
Origin :- 1590s, from key (n.1) + hole (n.).
- As in free throw line : noun foul line
- As in hole : noun opening in a solid object
- He went to the keyhole of the door leading into the passage.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- With the key in the keyhole, they had kept their doors locked during the night.
- Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
- Grant it but a chink or keyhole, and it shot in like a white-hot arrow.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- The key rattled at the keyhole and then dropped to the floor.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- You say you looked through the keyhole and saw her take the money?
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- He tried to peep through the keyhole, but the key was in it.
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- He was fumbling about the lock, and seemed quite unable to find the keyhole.
- Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
- He shrank from it almost; it gave him the feeling of prying, of peeping through a keyhole.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- He was tiptoeing towards the door, along the wall, where he was out of line with the keyhole.
- Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
- The king drew nearer, stooped, and peeped through the keyhole.
- Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
Antonyms for keyhole
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