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Noun: skeleton skelutun- The hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
- skeletal system, frame, systema skeletale - Something reduced to its minimal form
"the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"; "the bare skeleton of a novel" - A scandal that is kept secret
"there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"
- skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard - The internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
"the building has a steel skeleton"
- skeletal frame, frame, underframe
Derived forms: skeletons See also: musculoskeletal, skeletal Type of: lower limit, minimum, outrage, scandal, supporting structure, system Part of: aircraft, building, edifice, musculoskeletal system, ship Encyclopedia: Skeleton |