Meaning & Definition of Skeleton in English
English⟶
Skeleton
/skɛlətən/
noun
1. Something reduced to its minimal form
- "The battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"
- "The bare skeleton of a novel"
synonym:
- skeleton
2. A scandal that is kept secret
- "There must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"
synonym:
- skeleton,
- skeleton in the closet,
- skeleton in the cupboard
3. The hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
synonym:
- skeletal system,
- skeleton,
- frame,
- systema skeletale
4. The internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
- "The building has a steel skeleton"
synonym:
- skeleton,
- skeletal frame,
- frame,
- underframe
Examples of using
Tom is a human skeleton.
He looks just like a skeleton.
The poor old man was reduced to just a skeleton.