Definition of Skeleton

Noun

  • the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
    "the building has a steel skeleton"
    - skeletal frame - underframe
  • the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
    - skeletal system - systema skeletale
  • a scandal that is kept secret
    "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"
    - skeleton in the closet - skeleton in the cupboard
  • something reduced to its minimal form
    "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"
    "the bare skeleton of a novel"
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Unscramble skeleton

236 unscramble word found using the letters skeleton.
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