Antonyms for keyhole

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kee-hohl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkiˌhoʊl

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for keyhole

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