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skeleton - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
skeleton
Definition
(noun) something reduced to its minimal form
Example Sentence
the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self
the bare skeleton of a novel
Definition
(noun) a scandal that is kept secret
Synonyms
:
skeleton in the closet
,
skeleton in the cupboard
Example Sentence
there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet
Definition
(noun) the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
Synonyms
:
frame
,
skeletal system
,
systema skeletale
Definition
(noun) the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
Synonyms
:
frame
,
skeletal frame
,
underframe
Example Sentence
the building has a steel skeleton
Word used in video below:
text: later skeleton park have even got it in
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