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 : "Doctors study skeletons to understand how bones support the human body. " anatomy physiology body organism biology medicine science 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 appearance 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 anatomy body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A frame that provides support to a building or other construction. Examples : "The steel skeletons of the new office buildings rose quickly, showing the shape of the future skyline. " 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 technical communication internet technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The vertices and edges of a polyhedron, taken collectively. Examples : "The students built skeletons of cubes using toothpicks for edges and gumdrops for vertices. " math part structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A very thin form of light-faced type. Examples : "The newspaper used "skeletons" for the small print in the classified ads because it saved space. " type writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (attributive) Reduced to a minimum or bare essentials. Examples : "The company ran with a skeletons staffing strategy, meaning they hired the fewest employees possible to keep operating. " structure part body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize Examples : "The artist painstakingly skeletons the clay model, removing excess material to reveal the underlying structure. " anatomy biology body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To minimize Examples : "To improve efficiency, the company skeletons its workforce by eliminating unnecessary positions. " business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading