Key and Skeleton

Key

Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.

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Skeleton and key are semantically related. in item that unlocks topic. In some cases you can use "Skeleton" instead a noun "Key".

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

Skeleton noun - The arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form.

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Key and skeleton are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Key" instead a noun "Skeleton".

Nearby Words: skeletal, skeletonized

old	old key	old skeleton
certain	certain key	certain skeleton
standard	standard key	standard skeleton
original	original key	original skeleton
Other adjectives: fake, single, small, actual, real, large, white, new, gigantic, strange, literal, giant, red.

The Fairly OddParents: Cosmo mentions in one episode that he once had a terrible job as a magic key, implied to be one of a skeleton nature.

Source: Skeleton Key
Visual Pun: In the bonus game, the key to unlock the tavern is shaped like a skeleton.

Source: Videogame / Dark Tales
In that same level, not only do you find Singe's skeleton and golden key, but also the Bouncing Skulls with a death scene that is like Dragon's Lair.

Source: Video Game / Dragon's Lair

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