keyhole
/ˈkiːhəʊl/noun
उच्चारण कीहोल
चाबी का छेद, ताले का सूराख़
Basic word
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the hole in a lock that you put a key in
चाबी का छेद, ताले का सूराख़
- The child peeped through the keyhole.
- He could not fit the key into the keyhole in the dark.
- He looked through the keyhole but saw nothing.
+ 2 more examples
- The lock jammed, and the key would not turn in the keyhole.
- Dust had collected in the keyhole.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
the keyhole (countable noun)
Keyhole is countable and is written as one word. It is the hole in a lock.
'Keyhole' countable है और एक ही शब्द में लिखा जाता है। यह ताले का छेद है।
- He looked through the keyhole.
- The key would not fit in the keyhole.
through / at / into the keyhole
Use through for looking or sound passing, at for the position of the eye and into for inserting a key.
देखने या आवाज़ गुज़रने के लिए through, आँख की स्थिति के लिए at और चाबी डालने के लिए into का प्रयोग होता है।
- Light came through the keyhole.
- She put the key into the keyhole.
keyhole + noun
Keyhole before a noun gives a name such as keyhole surgery, keyhole saw or keyhole view.
Noun से पहले 'keyhole' नाम देता है, जैसे keyhole surgery, keyhole saw या keyhole view।
- Keyhole surgery leaves only a small scar.
- The carpenter used a keyhole saw to cut a round hole.
peep / listen at the keyhole
To peep or listen secretly at a door, people say at the keyhole. This usually shows curiosity or rudeness.
दरवाज़े पर चोरी से झाँकने या सुनने के लिए at the keyhole कहा जाता है। यह प्रायः जिज्ञासा या अशिष्टता को दर्शाता है।
- The child was caught listening at the keyhole.
keyhole vs lock vs latch
The keyhole is only the opening in a lock. The lock is the whole mechanism and a latch is a simple catch that holds a door.
Keyhole ताले का केवल छेद है। Lock पूरी प्रणाली है और latch दरवाज़े को रोकने वाली सरल कुंडी है।
- The key goes into the keyhole, but the lock is the whole device.
+Collocations 5
verb + keyhole
peep throughpeer throughlook throughblockfit inlisten at
- Someone had blocked the keyhole with chewing gum.
adjective + keyhole
smallrustynarrowdarkoldempty
- The rusty keyhole made the lock hard to turn.
keyhole + noun
surgerysawviewcoverplate
- The patient recovered fast after keyhole surgery.
keyhole + context
old doorcupboardsafegatebox
- He turned the key in the keyhole of the old wooden cupboard.
keyhole + shape
round keyholenarrow keyholestar-shaped keyholeoval keyhole
- The old chest had a narrow, star-shaped keyhole.
“More examples 6
- The little boy stood on a stool to peep through the keyhole.
छोटा लड़का स्टूल पर खड़ा होकर चाबी के छेद से झाँकने लगा।
- Radhika could not find the keyhole in the dark, so she used her phone torch.
राधिका को अँधेरे में चाबी का छेद नहीं मिला, इसलिए उसने फ़ोन की torch जलाई।
- A little oil in the keyhole helped the key turn smoothly.
चाबी के छेद में थोड़ा तेल डालने से चाबी आसानी से घूमने लगी।
- The thief picked the lock by working a thin wire in the keyhole.
चोर ने चाबी के छेद में पतला तार चलाकर ताला खोल लिया।
- Keyhole surgery is also known as minimally invasive surgery.
Keyhole surgery को minimally invasive surgery भी कहा जाता है।
- Radhika read a story in which a girl saw a secret garden through a keyhole.
राधिका ने एक कहानी पढ़ी जिसमें एक लड़की ने चाबी के छेद से एक गुप्त बगीचा देखा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He saw the room by the keyhole.
✓ He saw the room through the keyhole.
Looking passing through a small opening uses through, not by.
छोटे छेद से होकर देखने के लिए through आता है, by नहीं।