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Skeleton (Noun)

Meaning 1

A scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural events.

Synonyms

  • Skeleton In The Closet
  • Skeleton In The Cupboard

Hypernyms

  • Outrage

Meaning 2

The hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal.

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Synonyms

  • Skeletal System
  • Systema Skeletale
  • Frame

Hypernyms

  • System

Hyponyms

  • Endoskeleton
  • Exoskeleton

Related Words

  • Skeletal (adjective)

Meaning 3

Something reduced to its minimal form; "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"; "the bare skeleton of a novel".

Classification

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.

Hypernyms

  • Lower Limit

Meaning 4

The internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton".

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

  • Skeletal Frame
  • Underframe
  • Frame
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