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skeleton key

skel·e·ton key (plural skel·e·ton keys)


noun 
Definition:
 
key that can unlock many doors: a key with the usually serrated part that connects with the lever of a lock bit filed down so that it can open many different unsophisticated locks

[< its basic cut-back shape]
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