noun🔗ShareThe system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals."Doctors study skeletons to understand how bones support the human body. "anatomyphysiologybodyorganismbiologymedicinescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton."She dressed up as a skeleton for Halloween."bodyhumanfigureappearanceanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA very thin person."She lost so much weight while she was ill that she became a skeleton."appearancebodypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure."The skeleton of the organisation is essentially the same as it was ten years ago, but many new faces have come and gone."structureanatomybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA frame that provides support to a building or other construction."The steel skeletons of the new office buildings rose quickly, showing the shape of the future skyline. "architecturebuildingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub."In remote method invocation, the client helper is a ‘stub’ and the service helper is a ‘skeleton’."computingtechnicalcommunicationinternettechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe vertices and edges of a polyhedron, taken collectively."The students built skeletons of cubes using toothpicks for edges and gumdrops for vertices. "mathpartstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA very thin form of light-faced type."The newspaper used "skeletons" for the small print in the classified ads because it saved space. "typewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(attributive) Reduced to a minimum or bare essentials."The company ran with a skeletons staffing strategy, meaning they hired the fewest employees possible to keep operating. "structurepartbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize"The artist painstakingly skeletons the clay model, removing excess material to reveal the underlying structure. "anatomybiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo minimize"To improve efficiency, the company skeletons its workforce by eliminating unnecessary positions. "businesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
