KNOTHOLE Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

knothole

noun

Definition of knothole

as in keyhole

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Recent Examples of knothole Sometimes there's knots, and sometimes there's knotholes, and sometimes there's cracks that need butterflies. — Mo Rocca, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026 All of it from the narrow knothole that is our point of view. — Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022 In addition to the knothole described above, the company plans to consult a community advisory committee, whose members will sign a nondisclosure agreement. — Steven Litt, cleveland, 4 July 2021 The Harding Park knothole gang had an eventful day Thursday at the opening of the PGA Championship. — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 6 Aug. 2020 For those Little League/knothole baseball and softball players playing on summer teams, the diamond can get toasty. — Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com, 3 July 2018 Veteran scouts recently regaled USA TODAY Sports in stories of a knothole between the clubhouse and the dugout at the old Polo Grounds, with the manager able to relay signs to the hitter. — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knothole

Noun

Her long-sleeve top featured several keyhole cutouts and black lace detailing at the center.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
Peeking at this history through a keyhole is a splendid idea, though Collin’s choice of the Ritz was probably irresistible, even overdetermined.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of keyhole

Noun

In the Victorian era, men wore them in their jacket buttonhole as a sign of their bachelor status and interest in changing it.

— Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026
Additionally, every belt opening and buttonhole is individually measured, cut and finished, including the holes along the back belt and those used for the pocket flaps.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of buttonhole

Noun

Photos and posters had pinholes in the corners, and almost none of it matched my current taste.

— Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 11 Sep. 2026
Options include properly filtered solar eclipse glasses, a safe handheld solar viewer and a pinhole projector (learn how to make one on NASA's website).

— Mike Snider, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of pinhole

Noun

At first, everything seems as tranquil as the surface of Mars, seen in the opening moments from space and then slowly zoomed in on as the camera seems to enter a black wormhole in the red soil.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Take, for instance, a wormhole, a theoretical bridge connecting two distant regions of space.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2026

Definition of wormhole

Noun

Seasonal sand berms to limit coastal flooding and protect public safety will begin to go up along the beach in the next week, and the San Dieguito Lagoon inlet will also be dredged, likely in the first two weeks of November.

— Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026
Jetties are long barriers often constructed of boulders or concrete at inlets or harbors to keep navigation channels open, while groins are shorter and often are built on open beaches to stop erosion and widen the sand area.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of inlet

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The city’s medical examiner later determined that a puncture wound found in the woman’s back caused her death, which was ruled a homicide.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
As blood gushed from deep puncture wounds on his torso and limbs, Singh fought to get away from his attacker.

— Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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