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KEYHOLE
keyhole
(noun) the hole where a key is inserted
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
keyhole (plural keyholes)
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.
Verb
keyhole (third-person singular simple present keyholes, present participle keyholing, simple past and past participle keyholed)
(ordnance) To strike a target after wobbling in flight so that the long axis of the bullet does not follow the line of flight; typically due to insufficient spin resulting from the rifling in the barrel.
Source: Wiktionary
Key"hole`, n.
1. A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.
2. (a) (Carp.) A hole or excavation in beams intended to be joined together, to receive the key which fastens them. (b) (Mach.) a mortise for a key or cotter. Keyhole limpet (Zoöl.), a marine gastropod of the genus Fissurella and allied genera. See Fissurella.
– Keyhole saw, a narrow, slender saw, used in cutting keyholes, etc., as in doors; a kind of compass saw or fret saw.
– Keyhole urchin (Zoöl.), any one of numerous clypeastroid sea urchins, of the genera Melitta, Rotula, and Encope; -- so called because they have one or more perforations resembling keyholes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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