SKELETON

/ˈskɛlətən/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 14

Definition

  1. noun something reduced to its minimal form.
  2. noun a scandal that is kept secret. — synonyms: skeleton_in_the_closet, skeleton_in_the_cupboard
  3. noun the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal. — synonyms: skeletal_system, frame, systema_skeletale
  4. noun the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape. — synonyms: skeletal_frame, frame, underframe

Examples

  • “She dressed up as a skeleton for Halloween.”
  • “She lost so much weight while she was ill that she became a skeleton.”
  • “The skeleton of the organisation is essentially the same as it was ten years ago, but many new faces have come and gone.”

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