keyhole
Snoop's vantage point
A keyhole is the opening in a lock through which a key is inserted.
The shape—a circle atop a vertical slot—has become iconic, appearing in decorative and symbolic contexts.
Keyhole suggests privacy and secrets: to peek through a keyhole is to spy.
As an adjective, keyhole describes things shaped like or sized for that opening: keyhole surgery uses tiny incisions.
Gap or start
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
- slitNarrow elongated opening
- perforationHole punched through something
- pinholeMinute circular opening
gap · peephole · door opening
Mechanism requiring a key
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- wardProtected person; division
- pickPointed breaking tool
bolt · latch · deadbolt · keyring · escutcheon · strike plate · lockset · rekey
Looking through cracks
- peekingFurtive quick looking
- glimpseFleeting view
- voyeurOne who spies privately
- eavesdroppingSecretly listening to others
surveillance · spy · snoop · pry · observe · watch · secretive · furtive
Professional crime investigator
- clueSolving aid
- whodunitCrime fiction identifying perpetrator
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
thriller · noir · investigation · secrets · intrigue · evidence · witness · hidden
Low-trauma procedural method
- laparoscopicVia small abdominal incisions
- arthroscopicJoint-examining via tiny camera
- endoscopicRelating to internal visualization
- robotic surgeryMachine-performed medical procedures
trocar · laparoscope · scarless · outpatient
opening
Gap or start
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
- slitNarrow elongated opening
- perforationHole punched through something
pinhole · gap · peephole · door opening
lock
Mechanism requiring a key
pick · bolt · latch · deadbolt · keyring · escutcheon · strike plate · lockset · rekey · keyway
peeping
Looking through cracks
eavesdropping · surveillance · spy · snoop · pry · observe · watch · secretive · furtive · clandestine
detective
Professional crime investigator
suspense · thriller · noir · investigation · secrets · intrigue · evidence · witness · hidden · locked room
minimally invasive
Low-trauma procedural method
- laparoscopicVia small abdominal incisions
- arthroscopicJoint-examining via tiny camera
- endoscopicRelating to internal visualization
robotic surgery · trocar · laparoscope · scarless · outpatient
cutout
Shape removed from material
keyholegateway
Point of access
open door · doorway · portal · gaping hole · breach
keyholepanorama
Unobstructed wide-angle view
open window · picture window · bay window · open door · unobstructed view
- keyhole surgeryOperation via tiny incisions
- through the keyhole
- keyhole sawNarrow blade for interior cuts
- keyhole surgeriesOperations through tiny incisions