Meaning of KEYHOLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kee`howl
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] the hole where a key is inserted |
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| | See Also: | | hole, lock | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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} (Zo["o]l.), 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} (Zo["o]l.), 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.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are peeping through a keyhole, forewarns that you will be in danger of hurting a good friend by revealing a secret.
Dreaming that you catch others peeping through a keyhole, forewarns that you should be cautious of jealous friends who try to blemish your reputation.
Dreaming that you cannot find the keyhole in the dark means that you have unconsciously hurt a friend's feeling. |
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| | Related Terms: | | air hole, armhole, blowhole, bullet-hole, bunghole, cringle, deadeye, eye, eyelet, gasket, grommet, guide, knothole, loop, loophole, manhole, mousehole, peephole, pigeonhole, pinhole, placket, placket hole, porthole, punch-hole, spiracle, tap, vent, venthole |
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