Words · Common
skeleton
/sˈkɛlətən/ · 8 letters · 7 distinct letters
- noun
something reduced to its minimal form
the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self
- noun
a scandal that is kept secret
there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet
- noun
the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
- noun
the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
the building has a steel skeleton