SKELETON KEY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("skeleton key" is a kind of...):

master; master key; passe-partout; passkey (key that secures entrance everywhere)

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