Word Information

Skeleton

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Definitions for Skeleton

noun
something reduced to its minimal form
Examples
  1. the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self
  2. the bare skeleton of a novel
noun
a scandal that is kept secret
Synonyms
skeleton in the closet skeleton in the cupboard
Examples
  1. there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet
noun
the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
Synonyms
skeletal system frame systema skeletale
noun
the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
Synonyms
skeletal frame frame underframe
Examples
  1. the building has a steel skeleton

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