A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
A narrow beam or patch of light admitted by such an opening.
A chip or dent in something metallic.
A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.
A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.
To crack; to open.
To cause to open in cracks or fissures.
To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other.
To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.
To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.
Any small opening resembling the hole for a key in shape or function.
A mortise for a key or cotter.
A gravitational keyhole.
A hole or excavation in beams intended to be joined together, to receive the key that fastens them.
A transient column of vapor or plasma formed when using high energy beams, such as lasers, for welding or cutting.
The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line; key.
The hole in a lock where the key is inserted and turns.
A circle cut out of a garment as a decorative effect, typically at the front or back neckline of a dress.
A welding method in which a hole forms in the surface immediately ahead of the puddle in the direction of welding. The hole is filled as the weld progresses.
To strike a target after wobbling in flight so that the long axis of the bullet does not follow the line of flight, typically due to insufficient spin resulting from the rifling in the barrel.