PASSKEY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Key that secures entrance everywhere

Synonyms:

master; master key; passe-partout; passkey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("passkey" is a kind of...):

key (metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "passkey"):

skeleton key (a passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks)

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