keyhole
English
noun
Definitions
- The hole in a lock where the key is inserted and turns.
- Any small opening resembling the hole for a key in shape or function.
- A circle cut out of a garment as a decorative effect, typically at the front or back neckline of a dress.
- (carpentry) A hole or excavation in beams intended to be joined together, to receive the key that fastens them.
- (engineering) A mortise for a key or cotter.
- (lasers) A transient column of vapor or plasma formed when using high energy beams, such as lasers, for welding or cutting.
- (metallurgy) A welding method in which a hole forms in the surface immediately ahead of the puddle in the direction of welding. The hole is filled as the weld progresses.
- (basketball) The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line; key.
- (astronomy) A gravitational keyhole.
Etymology
Compound from English key (cay) + English hole (miserable place, a hollow).
Origin
English
hole
Gloss
miserable place, a hollow
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Cuban Keys English
- Florida Keys English
- Key Largo English
- Key West English
- airhole English
- antihole English
- armhole English
- arrow-hole English
- arsehole English
- asshole English
- autokey English
- beanhole English
- bedkey English
- blasthole English
- blockhole English
- blowhole English
- bolt-hole English
- bolthole English
- bootyhole English
- borehole English
- bullethole English
- bumhole English
- bunghole English
- butthole English
- cakehole English
- cathole English
- chromakey English
- chuckhole English
- coal hole English
- cockhole English
- corehole English
- cornhole English
- crabhole English
- craphole English
- creephole English
- cubbyhole English
- culverkey English
- cumhole English
- cyberhole English
- denehole English
- dickhole English
- dihole English
- doghole English
- downhole English
- dreamhole English
- driphole English
- dusthole English
- earhole English
- earthhole English
- eyehole English
- farthole English
- feedhole English
- fingerhole English
- firehole English
- foothole English
- foxhole English
- fuckhole English
- funkhole English
- gully-hole English
- hand-hole English
- handhole English
- hashkey English
- hawsehole English
- high-key English
- hole English
- hole saw English
- hole up English
- holeable English
- holeful English
- holeless English
- holelike English
- holeproof English
- holepunch English
- holer English
- holeshot English
- holey English
- holon English
- hotkey English
- housekey English
- jaw-hole English
- key English
- keyable English
- keybed English
- keyboard English
- keybounce English
- keyboy English
- keybutton English
- keycap English
- keycard English
- keychain English
- keyclick English
- keycode English
- keyer English
- keyframe English
- keyguard English
- keyholder English
- keyholding English
- keyholing English
- keykeeper English
- keyless English
- keylike English
- keyline English
- keylock English
- keylogging English
- keymaker English
- keyman English
- keymap English
- keymapping English
- keymask English
- keymaster English
- keyness English
- keynote English
- keypad English
- keypair English
- keypal English
- keypath English
- keyphone English
- keyphrase English
- keyplate English
- keypoint English
- keypress English
- keypunch English
- keyring English
- keyseat English
- keysender English
- keyserver English
- keyset English
- keysmash English
- keysmith English
- keyspace English
- keystone English
- keystore English
- keystream English
- keystroke English
- keyswitch English
- keytap English
- keytop English
- keyway English
- keyword English
- keywork English
- keyworker English
- kneehole English
- knothole English
- knuckerhole English
- lamphole English
- latchkey English
- leghole English
- low-key English
- lughole English
- maintenance hole English
- manhole English
- microhole English
- mid-key English
- minihole English
- miskey English
- mousehole English
- mudhole English
- multihole English
- multikey English
- nanohole English
- nosehole English
- oarhole English
- outhole English
- passkey English
- peehole English
- peephole English
- pesthole English
- photohole English
- piehole English
- pigeonhole English
- pinhole English
- pisshole English
- plughole English
- poophole English
- pophole English
- porthole English
- posthole English
- pothole English
- pritchel hole English
- pukehole English
- pussyhole English
- quasihole English
- rathole English
- rekey English
- ringhole English
- rockhole English
- roothole English
- rudderhole English
- scumhole English
- shakehole English
- shithole English
- shothole English
- sighthole English
- sinkhole English
- sleazehole English
- slimehole English
- smokehole English
- snowhole English
- spouthole English
- spyhole English
- stakehole English
- stinkhole English
- stokehole English
- stumphole English
- subkey English
- suckhole English
- superkey English
- tailhole English
- taphole English
- tenkey English
- thumbhole English
- traphole English
- turnkey English
- underhole English
- unkey English
- uphole English
- venthole English
- waterhole English
- weephole English
- wellhole English
- woodhole English
- wormhole English
- Onanie German
- キー Japanese
- hole Middle English
- keye Middle English
- 啱key Chinese
- হোল Bengali
- hul Tok Pisin
- ki Tok Pisin
- sikhiya Swati
- olo Sranan Tongo
- kiyi Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- kip West Uvean
- kii Ajië
- kii Xârâcùù
- key
- hole
- unkey
- keyer
- rekey
- holey
- holer
- holon
- keyway
- miskey
- keycap
- uphole
- keypal
- keymap
- dihole
- hotkey
- keybed
- keypad
- subkey
- keyboy
- keyman
- bedkey
- keytap
- keytop
- keyset
- tenkey
- cathole
- keyseat
- keyable
- keyline
- hashkey
- doghole
- keycode
- peehole
- keyring
- foxhole
- taphole
- asshole
- mudhole
- bumhole
- keylock
- leghole
- spyhole
- low-key
- eyehole
- cumhole
- earhole
- keycard
- keymask
- hole up
- oarhole
- keywork
- manhole
- keyword
- turnkey
- piehole
- keylike
- keyless
- keypair
- mid-key
- keynote
- lughole
- outhole
- airhole
- pothole
- pinhole
- pophole
- passkey
- armhole
- rathole
- autokey
- holeful
- keyness
- keypath
- keyspace
- housekey
- poophole
- superkey
- scumhole
- high-key
- lamphole
- nosehole
- nanohole
- peephole
- crabhole
- traphole
- keyframe
- jaw-hole
- keyplate
- bunghole
- minihole
- keypunch
- handhole
- keyclick
- cornhole
- hole saw
- roothole
- ringhole
- suckhole
- fuckhole
- plughole
- dusthole
- knothole
- cockhole
- snowhole
- shothole
- blowhole
- posthole
- keyguard
- keystone
- craphole
- shithole
- corehole
- porthole
- kneehole
- beanhole
- feedhole
- pesthole
- keypress
- butthole
- keysmith
- funkhole
- driphole
- cakehole
- keystore
- denehole
- rockhole
- borehole
- keypoint
- holeable
- keysmash
- dickhole
- holeshot
- downhole
- tailhole
- farthole
- pukehole
- pisshole
- keychain
- weephole
- wellhole
- holelike
- keyboard
- keyphone
- firehole
- multikey
- bolthole
- wormhole
- Key West
- sinkhole
- antihole
- woodhole
- venthole
- latchkey
- foothole
- keymaker
- holeless
- arsehole
- keyholder
- keyswitch
- underhole
- holepunch
- earthhole
- keykeeper
- smokehole
- cyberhole
- hand-hole
- keyholing
- keyserver
- chromakey
- holeproof
- keybutton
- keystream
- culverkey
- keysender
- spouthole
- stokehole
- multihole
- bootyhole
- keyphrase
- shakehole
- Key Largo
- stinkhole
- mousehole
- dreamhole
- photohole
- cubbyhole
- quasihole
- keymaster
- waterhole
- creephole
- sighthole
- keystroke
- blasthole
- keyworker
- stumphole
- chuckhole
- slimehole
- hawsehole
- bolt-hole
- stakehole
- thumbhole
- microhole
- pussyhole
- keybounce
- blockhole
- coal hole
- fingerhole
- Cuban Keys
- bullethole
- keylogging
- gully-hole
- rudderhole
- sleazehole
- pigeonhole
- keymapping
- keyholding
- arrow-hole
- knuckerhole
- Florida Keys
- pritchel hole
- maintenance hole