passe-partout — meaning in English

English meaning

• passkey noun A key that opens multiple locks in a building, typically held by staff or management.
• pick verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
• quotidian adj Happening every day; daily.

Senses

passe-partout is used for these senses in English:

• master key A key designed to open a set of several locks; a passkey.
• master key (figurative) Any tool or technique that can solve many types of difficulty.
• passkey A key, especially in a hotel, that allows someone in authority to open any door.
• pick A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.
• quotidian Having the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly. [from 15th c.]
• skeleton key A key that has parts filed away so that it will open a range of locks.

passkey — full definition

1. noun A key that opens multiple locks in a building, typically held by staff or management.
2. noun A modern login credential tied to a specific device, used in place of a traditional password.

pick — full definition

1. verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
2. verb To gather or harvest, especially fruit, by pulling it from where it grows.
3. verb To pull at something repeatedly, often with the fingers.
4. verb To open a lock without the proper key, using a thin tool.
5. noun A pointed tool used for digging or breaking up hard ground; a pickaxe.

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