skeleton
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/ˈskelɪtn/
🇬🇧
/ˈskelɪtn/
noun
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The bones that support a person or animal's body.
Scientists found a dinosaur skeleton in the rocks.
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A very thin person or animal.
After being sick, he looked like a skeleton.
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The main frame that holds up a building.
The building's steel skeleton was all that remained after the fire.
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The basic plan before adding details.
She wrote the skeleton of her story first.
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The smallest number of people needed to do a job.
During the holiday, only a skeleton staff worked.
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A small sled for racing on ice while lying face down.
He raced down the hill on a skeleton.
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The sport of racing on a small ice sled.
She won a medal in skeleton at the Olympics.
translation
The bones that support a person or animal's body.; A very thin person or animal.; The main frame that holds up a building.; The basic plan before adding details.; The smallest number of people needed to do a job.; A small sled for racing on ice while lying face down.; The sport of racing on a small ice sled.
Word Forms
Plural
skeletons