skeleton
has definitions from the field of zoology
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[ noun ] (zoology) the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
Synonyms Examples "the building has a steel skeleton" |
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[ noun ] (zoology) the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
Synonyms Related terms system exoskeleton endoskeleton musculoskeletal_system skeletal_structure |
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[ noun ] a scandal that is kept secret
Examples "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet" Related terms |
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[ noun ] something reduced to its minimal form
Examples "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self" "the bare skeleton of a novel" Related terms |
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[ noun ] the internal structure that gives an artifact its shape
Synonyms Examples "the building has a steel skeleton" |
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