skeleton

Meanings

• something reduced to its minimal form;
• "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"
• "the bare skeleton of a novel"
• a scandal that is kept secret;
• "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"
• the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
• the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape;
• "the building has a steel skeleton"
• SKELETON n pl. -S the supporting or protective framework of a human or animal body SKELETAL adj

Synonyms

• skeleton in the closet
• skeleton in the cupboard
• skeletal system
• frame
• systema skeletale
• skeletal frame
• underframe

Scrabble Score: 12

skeleton is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

skeleton is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

skeleton is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

skeleton is a valid Words With Friends word

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