- master key
- {n. phr.} A key that opens a set of different locks. * /The building janitor has a master key to all of the apartments in this building./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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Master key — Master Mas ter (m[.a]s t[ e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me gas. Cf. {Maestro}, {Magister}, {Magistrate}, {Magnitude},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Master key — may refer to: a type of key, see Key (lock) a skeleton key Master Key, a game on the gameshow The Price is Right, see List of The Price Is Right pricing games See also The Master Key (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articl … Wikipedia
master key — master keys N COUNT A master key is a key which will open all the locks in a set, even though each lock has its own different key … English dictionary
master key — ► NOUN ▪ a key that opens several locks, each of which also has its own key … English terms dictionary
master key — n a key that will open all the door locks in a building … Dictionary of contemporary English
master key — master ,key noun count a key that will open all the doors in a building … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
master key — n. a key that will open every one of a set of locks … English World dictionary
Master Key — [dt. »Hauptschlüssel«], Schlüssel … Universal-Lexikon
Master Key — This article is about the game from The Price Is Right . For the security key, see master key. Master Key is a pricing game on the American television game show The Price Is Right . Debuting on March 25, 1983, it is played for three prizes – a… … Wikipedia
master key — noun key that secures entrance everywhere • Syn: ↑passkey, ↑passe partout, ↑master • Hypernyms: ↑key • Hyponyms: ↑skeleton key * * * noun, pl ⋯ keys [count] … Useful english dictionary
master key — n. 1. a key which operates all the master keyed locks or cylinders in a group, each lock or cylinder usually operated by its own change key 2. v. to combinate a group of locks or cylinders such that each is operated by its own change key… … Locksmith dictionary
