skeleton

[Skel·e*ton]

One thing every person (and most animals) in the world has in common is a skeleton: we all have a connected group of bones that help shape and support our bodies.

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The bony and cartilaginous framework which supports the soft parts of a vertebrate animal.

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

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

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

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

n.
The bony and cartilaginous framework which supports the soft parts of a vertebrate animal.

n.
The more or less firm or hardened framework of an invertebrate animal.

n.
A very thin or lean person.

n.
The framework of anything; the principal parts that support the rest, but without the appendages.

n.
The heads and outline of a literary production, especially of a sermon.

a.
Consisting of, or resembling, a skeleton; consisting merely of the framework or outlines; having only certain leading features of anything; as, a skeleton sermon; a skeleton crystal.

Skeleton

Skel"e*ton , n. [NL., fr. Gr. (sc. ) a dried body, a mummy, fr. dried up, parched, to dry, dry up, parch.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The bony and cartilaginous framework which supports the soft parts of a vertebrate animal. [See Illust. of the Human Skeleton, in Appendix.] (b) The more or less firm or hardened framework of an invertebrate animal. &hand; In a wider sense, the skeleton includes the whole connective-tissue framework with the integument and its appendages. See Endoskeleton, and Exoskeleton. 2. Hence, figuratively: (a) A very thin or lean person. (b) The framework of anything; the principal parts that support the rest, but without the appendages.
The great skeleton of the world.
(c) The heads and outline of a literary production, especially of a sermon.

Skeleton

Skel"e*ton, a. Consisting of, or resembling, a skeleton; consisting merely of the framework or outlines; having only certain leading features of anything; as, a skeleton sermon; a skeleton crystal. Skeleton bill, a bill or draft made out in blank as to the amount or payee, but signed by the acceptor. [Eng.] -- Skeleton key, a key with nearly the whole substance of the web filed away, to adapt it to avoid the wards of a lock; a master key; -- used for opening locks to which it has not been especially fitted. -- Skeleton leaf, a leaf from which the pulpy part has been removed by chemical means, the fibrous part alone remaining. -- Skeleton proof, a proof of a print or engraving, with the inscription outlined in hair strokes only, such proofs being taken before the engraving is finished. -- Skeleton regiment, a regiment which has its complement of officers, but in which there are few enlisted men. -- Skeleton shrimp (Zo'94l.), a small crustacean of the genus Caprella. See Illust. under L'91modipoda.

The bony and cartilaginous framework which supports the soft parts of a vertebrate animal.

Consisting of, or resembling, a skeleton; consisting merely of the framework or outlines; having only certain leading features of anything; as, a skeleton sermon; a skeleton crystal.

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Usage Examples

Rigid, the skeleton of habit alone upholds the human frame.

Poetry is not only dream and vision it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.

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Other Usage Examples

If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance.

A belief in hell and the knowledge that every ambition is doomed to frustration at the hands of a skeleton have never prevented the majority of human beings from behaving as though death were no more than an unfounded rumor.