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English noun: skeleton | |||
| 1. | skeleton (quantity) something reduced to its minimal form | ||
| Samples | The battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self. The bare skeleton of a novel. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lower limit, minimum | ||
| 2. | skeleton (event) a scandal that is kept secret | ||
| Samples | There must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet. | ||
| Synonyms | skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | outrage, scandal | ||
| 3. | skeleton (body) the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal | ||
| Synonyms | frame, skeletal system, systema skeletale | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | system | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | endoskeleton, exoskeleton | ||
| Part holonym | skeletal structure | ||
| Part meronym | musculoskeletal system | ||
| 4. | skeleton (artifact) the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape | ||
| Samples | The building has a steel skeleton. | ||
| Synonyms | frame, skeletal frame, underframe | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | supporting structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chassis, hoop | ||
| Part meronym | aircraft, building, edifice, ship | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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