skeleton key

skeleton key

n.

A key with a large portion of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks. Also called passkey.

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skeleton key

n

(Tools) a key with the serrated edge filed down so that it can open numerous locks. Also called: passkey

[C19: so called because it has been reduced to its essential parts]

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skel′eton key`

n.

a key with nearly the whole substance of the bit filed away so that it opens various simple locks.

[1800–10]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

skeleton key - a passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks master key, passe-partout, passkey, master - key that secures entrance everywhere

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Translations

مِفتاح لِكُل الأقْفال

skupinový klíč

hovednøgle

Dietrich

passe-partout

álkulcs

aîal-/höfuîlykill

passe-partoutschema

skupinový kľúč

maymuncuk

万能钥匙

skeleton key

n → passe-partout m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

skeleton

(ˈskelitn) noun

1. the bony framework of an animal or person. The archaeologists dug up the skeleton of a dinosaur. beendere هَيْكَل الجِسِم скелет esqueleto kostra das Skelett skelet σκελετόςesqueleto luustik, luukere استخوانبندي luuranko squeletteשלד कंकाल kostur csontváz tulang kerangka beinagrind scheletro 骨格 골격 griaučiai skelets rangka geraamteskjelettszkielet دهډونو جوړښت، سكليټ: خاكه، چوكاټ esqueleto schelet скелет kostra skelet kostur skelett โครงกระดูก iskelet 骨骼，骨架 скелет, кістяк جسمانی ڈھانچہ bộ xương 骨骼，骨架

2. any framework or outline. the steel skeleton of a building. raamwerk هَيْكَل البِناء техн. скелет esqueleto kostra das Skelett skelet; -skelet σκελετός, προσχέδιοesqueleto, armazón karkass, raam شالوده runko charpenteשלד ढांचा kostur, obris váz kerangka (stál)grind scheletro, intelaiatura 骨組み 뼈대 griaučiai, karkasas karkass; uzmetums; shēma rangka geraamterammeverk, skjelettszkielet سكليټ esqueleto şarpantă, schelet остов, каркас kostra ogrodje kostur skelett, stomme โครงสร้าง çatı, çerçeve (結構的)骨架，框架 остов; каркас کوئی ڈھانچہ یا خاکہ khung, sườn （建筑、组织、计划等）骨架，框架

skeleton key

a key which can open many different locks. loper مِفتاح لِكُل الأقْفال шперц chave-mestra skupinový klíč der Dietrich hovednøgle γενικό αντικλείδι llave maestra üldvõti شاه كليد yleisavain passe-partout מַפתֵח מַסטֵר चोर-कुंजी otpirač, ključ koji sva vrata otvara álkulcs kunci maling aðal-/höfuðlykill passe-partout 合いかぎ (마스터키) 곁쇠 visraktis mūķīzeris kunci utama loperhovednøkkel wytrych ماستر کلی chave-mestra şperaclu отмычка pakľúč, univerzálny kľúč vitrih kalauz huvudnyckel, dyrk กุญแจผี maymuncuk 萬能鑰匙 ключ від усіх замків کئی تالے کھولنے والی کنجی chìa khóa vạn năng 万能钥匙

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