Device and Skeleton key

Device

Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

Skeleton key and device are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Skeleton key" instead a noun "Device".

Skeleton key

Skeleton key noun - A passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks.
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Device and skeleton key are semantically related. You can use "Device" instead a noun phrase "Skeleton key".
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Skeleton key and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/skeleton_key
Device & Skeleton key. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/skeleton_key>.
Skeleton key or Device. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/skeleton_key.
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