noun Download 🔗Share The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals. Examples : "The doctor showed us an X-ray of the patient's skeleton to explain the broken bone. " anatomy biology organism body structure physiology medicine science animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton. Examples : "She dressed up as a skeleton for Halloween." body human figure anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A very thin person. Examples : "She lost so much weight while she was ill that she became a skeleton." appearance body person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure. Examples : "The skeleton of the organisation is essentially the same as it was ten years ago, but many new faces have come and gone." structure part anatomy body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A frame that provides support to a building or other construction. Examples : "The new school building's skeleton is now complete, ready for the walls to be added. " architecture building structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub. Examples : "In remote method invocation, the client helper is a ‘stub’ and the service helper is a ‘skeleton’." computing communication technology internet system Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The vertices and edges of a polyhedron, taken collectively. Examples : "The wireframe model of the 3D-printed house was essentially just its skeleton, showing the main lines and points where the walls would meet. " math part structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A very thin form of light-faced type. Examples : "The designer chose a "skeleton" font for the website's body text, hoping its thin, light appearance would give a modern feel. " type language writing style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (attributive) Reduced to a minimum or bare essentials. Examples : "The company's budget was reduced to a skeleton crew, meaning only the essential employees remained. " structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize Examples : "The ants completely skeletoned the dead insect, leaving only its hard exoskeleton. " body anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To minimize Examples : "To skeleton the budget, the committee removed all non-essential travel expenses. " business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first. Examples : "The kids practiced their skeleton runs at the local ski slope. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading