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skeleton key

noun as in master key

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With an oath, Dundee used his skeleton key to release the Yale lock with which the front door was equipped.

Or he came in with a skeleton key and out by the window, probably droppin' from the balcony.

"Come on," he said, thrusting his skeleton key into the inner door.

Was there a bank official to be264 bribed or a skeleton key to be made?

So he took from his pocket an electric lantern and a skeleton key which he always carried.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to skeleton key, such as: opener, passkey, and pass'-partout.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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