'Open Sesame' definitions:
Definition of 'open sesame'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any very successful means of achieving a result
noun
A magical command; used by Ali Baba
Definition of 'Open Sesame'
From: GCIDE
- Sesame \Ses"a*me\, n. [L. sesamum, sesama, Gr. ????, ???: cf. F. s['e]same.] (Bot.) Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum (Sesamum Indicum, and Sesamum orientale), from the seeds of which an oil is expressed; also, the small obovate, flattish seeds of these plants, sometimes used as food. See Benne. [1913 Webster]
- Open Sesame, the magical command which opened the door of the robber's den in the Arabian Nights' tale of "The Forty Thieves;" hence, a magical password.
- Sesame grass. (Bot.) Same as Gama grass. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'open sesame'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abracadabra,
- access,
- bad influence,
- big wheel,
- bottle opener,
- can opener,
- church key,
- clavis,
- conjuration,
- corkscrew,
- countersign,
- court,
- eminence grise,
- five-percenter,
- friend at court,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- hocus-pocus,
- incantation,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- latchkey,
- latchstring,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- lords of creation,
- magic formula,
- magic words,
- man of influence,
- manipulator,
- master key,
- mumbo jumbo,
- opener,
- passkey,
- password,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- Rasputin,
- secret grip,
- shibboleth,
- sinister influence,
- skeleton key,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- Svengali,
- tessera,
- the Establishment,
- ticket,
- tin opener,
- token,
- very important person,
- VIP,
- watchword,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller