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Skeleton
ˈskɛlɪtn
Skeleton definitions
noun
skeleton
skeletons
- an internal or external framework of bone, cartilage, or other rigid material supporting or containing the body of an animal or plant
"the human skeleton"
- used in reference to a very thin or emaciated person or animal
"she was no more than a skeleton at the end"
- the remaining part of something after its life or usefulness is gone
"the chapel was stripped to a skeleton of its former self"
- the supporting framework, basic structure, or essential part of something
"the concrete skeleton of an unfinished building"
- denoting the essential or minimum number of people, things, or parts necessary for something
"there was only a skeleton staff on duty"
- a small toboggan for one person, ridden head first while lying in a prone position
"the skeleton's runners make a terrifying rumbling sound as they slide down the ice"
- a sport in which a competitor races down a frozen track on a skeleton sled
"the former heptathlete took up skeleton in 2010"