Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the hole where a key is inserted;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Keyhole \Key"hole`\, n.
1. A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.
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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.
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Keyhole limpet (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), 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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
keyhole
n 1: the hole where a key is inserted
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "keyhole":
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