KEYHOLE


Meaning of KEYHOLE in English

/kee"hohl'/ , n.

1. a hole for inserting a key in a lock, esp. one in the shape of a circle with a rectangle having a width smaller than the diameter of the circle projecting from the bottom.

2. Also called key . Basketball. the area at each end of the court that is bounded by two lines extending from the end line parallel to and equidistant from the sidelines and terminating in a circle around the foul line.

adj.

3. extremely private or intimate, esp. with reference to information gained as if by peeping through a keyhole.

4. snooping and intrusive: a keyhole investigator.

[ 1585-95; KEY 1 + HOLE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .