keyhole
noun
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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.
A hole or excavation in beams intended to be joined together, to receive the key that fastens them.
verb
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(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.