Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun open_sesame

2 senses of open sesame

Sense 1
open sesame -- (any very successful means of achieving a result)
       => means, agency, way -- (how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success")

Sense 2
open sesame -- (a magical command; used by Ali Baba)
       => command, bid, bidding, dictation -- (an authoritative direction or instruction to do something)