skeleton, n.
(skeletons)
(skeletons)
the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
<noun.artifact>
frame skeletal frame skeleton underframe
sample sentences
"the building has a steel skeleton"
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part holonym
hyponym
hypernym
the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
<noun.body>
frame skeletal system skeleton systema skeletale
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
part holonym
part meronym
hyponym
a scandal that is kept secret
<noun.event>
skeleton skeleton in the closet skeleton in the cupboard
sample sentences
"there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"
semantic pointers
hypernym
something reduced to its minimal form
<noun.quantity>
skeleton
sample sentences
"the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self""the bare skeleton of a novel"
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hypernym