Words / A1

KEEH-ohl/ˈkiːhəʊl/

A keyhole is the small hole in a lock where you put a key. Countable: a keyhole, keyholes. Write one word: keyhole. A lock is the whole metal thing that keeps the door shut; a key is what you turn; a door is the whole entrance. Mix-up: key + hole as two words in a house list; and keyhole vs keep whole (different words).

Meaning

The small hole in a lock where you put a key.

Examples

• “The key does not fit this keyhole.”
• “Look through the keyhole — is anyone there?”
• “This key is the wrong shape for the keyhole.”

Good to know

a keyhole (one word, in a lock). Contrast: lock (whole), key (you turn), door. Mix-up: key + hole.

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