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1. (n.) skeleton
the bones of a vertebrate considered as a whole, together forming the internal framework of the body.
2. skeleton
any of various structures forming a rigid framework in certain invertebrates.
3. skeleton
an emaciated person or animal.
4. skeleton
a supporting framework, as of a leaf, building, or ship.
5. skeleton
an outline, as of a literary work:
the skeleton of the plot.
6. skeleton
something reduced to its essential parts.
7. (adj.) skeleton
of or pertaining to a skeleton.
8. skeleton
reduced to the essential or minimal parts or numbers:
a skeleton staff.
9. skeleton
any embarrassing, shameful, or damaging secret.
Etymology: (1570–80; < NL < Gk: dried corpse, skeleton, n. use of neut. of skeletós dried up, v. adj. of skéllein to dry)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) skeleton
something reduced to its minimal form
"the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"; "the bare skeleton of a novel"
2. (noun) skeleton, skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard
a scandal that is kept secret
"there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"
3. (noun) skeletal system, skeleton, frame, systema skeletale
the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
4. (noun) skeleton, skeletal frame, frame, underframe
the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
"the building has a steel skeleton"
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1. (noun) skeleton
the frame of bones that supports the body
the skeleton of a prehistoric bird
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) SKELETON
consisting of, or resembling, a skeleton; consisting merely of the framework or outlines; having only certain leading features of anything; as, a skeleton sermon; a skeleton crystal
2. (noun) SKELETON
the bony and cartilaginous framework which supports the soft parts of a vertebrate animal
3. (noun) SKELETON
the more or less firm or hardened framework of an invertebrate animal
4. (noun) SKELETON
a very thin or lean person
5. (noun) SKELETON
the framework of anything; the principal parts that support the rest, but without the appendages
6. (noun) SKELETON
the heads and outline of a literary production, especially of a sermon
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Sense: the bony framework of an animal or person
The archaeologists dug up the skeleton of a dinosaur.
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 Afrikaans: beendere |
 Arabic: هَيْكَل الجِسِم |
 Bulgarian: скелет |
 Brazilian: esqueleto |
 Czech: kostra |
 German: das Skelett |
 Danish: skelet |
 Greek: σκελετός |
 Spanish: esqueleto |
 Estonian: luustik, luukere |
 Farsi: استخوانبندي |
 Finnish: luuranko |
 French: squelette |
 Hebrew: שֶׁלֶד |
 Hindi: कंकाल |
 Croatian: kostur |
 Hungarian: csontváz |
 Indonesian: tulang kerangka |
 Icelandic: beinagrind |
 Italian: scheletro |
 Japanese: 骨格 |
 Korean: 골격 |
 Lithuanian: griaučiai |
 Latvian: skelets |
 Malay: rangka |
 Dutch: geraamte |
 Norwegian: skjelett |
 Polish: szkielet |
 Persian: استخوانبندي |
 Pashto: دهډونو جوړښت، سكليټ: خاكه |
 Portuguese: esqueleto |
 Romanian: schelet |
 Russian: скелет |
 Slovak: kostra |
 Slovenian: skelet |
 Serbian: kostur |
 Swedish: skelett |
 Thai: โครงกระดูก |
 Turkish: iskelet |
 Taiwanese: 骨骼，骨架 |
 Ukrainian: скелет, кістяк |
 Urdu: جسمانی ڈھانچہ |
 Vietnamese: bộ xương |
 Chinese: 骨骼，骨架 |
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