keyhole
Also called key. Basketball. the area at each end of the court that is bounded by two lines extending from the end line parallel to and equidistant from the sidelines and terminating in a circle around the foul line.
extremely private or intimate, especially with reference to information gained as if by peeping through a keyhole.
snooping and intrusive: a keyhole investigator.
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How to use keyhole in a sentence
A stainless core runs through clear acetate temples, while rounded lenses and a keyhole bridge lend a classic look.
Imagine that the cells are a locked door, but the keyhole is rusty, so it’s difficult for glucose to get inside.
Explaining insulin resistance, and how to reverse it | Cara Rosenbloom | October 25, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s also important to note that many locking cabinet models have only one keyhole that locks multiple drawers at one time, which is a completely effective and normal design feature but doesn’t let you partition your more sensitive items.
Best office cabinets: Storage must-haves to make your workspace work | PopSci Commerce Team | March 18, 2021 | Popular-ScienceSo beware of keyhole cutouts or string bottoms—those are a preschool fashion no-no.
7 Silliest Summer TV News Segments | Natasha Bach, Sara Bower, Samantha Guff | July 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe unscrewed the lock, turned it back to front, pasted over the outside keyhole and locked himself in.
This week, Stephen King published his 51st novel, The Wind Through the keyhole, the latest in his Dark Tower series.
Remedial Reader: The Essential Stephen King Back List | Jessica Ferri | April 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTA peek through the keyhole on its website reveals a moving line of classic and contemporary nude images.
Mumbling helps audiences "feel like they're peeking in the keyhole," Batson says.
He looked at it through a keyhole, as it were—the extent was large yet detailed, the picture distant yet very clearly focussed.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodKneeling down, he peered into the keyhole, holding the electric torch close beside his face and chewing industriously.
Dope | Sax RohmerAnd all the while the real "me" is snugly lying here in the green box, peeping through the keyhole, on the watch for the postman.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanJehosophat wished he were as small as Hop-o'-my-Thumb, so that he could creep through the keyhole and never be seen at all.
Seven O'Clock Stories | Robert Gordon AndersonHe stooped down and peeped through the keyhole, and immediately grew pale with anger.
Chicot the Jester | Alexandre Dumas, Pere
British Dictionary definitions for keyhole
/ (ˈkiːˌhəʊl) /
an aperture in a door or a lock case through which a key may be passed to engage the lock mechanism
any small aperture resembling a keyhole in shape or function
a transient column of vapour or plasma formed during the welding or cutting of materials, using high energy beams, such as lasers
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