Definition of skeletons in English

Wiktionary

skeletons (Noun)
Plural of Lang=English.
skeletons (Noun)
Shameful secrets pluralia tantum ; shortened from skeletons in the cupboard or skeletons in the closet .

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skeletons, noun, plural of skeleton.

WordNet

Noun Plural: skeletons
skeleton - the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"
		skeletal frame, frame, underframe
		supporting structure a structure that serves to support something
		edifice, building a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
		ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight
		aircraft a vehicle that can fly
		chassis the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor
skeleton - a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"
		skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard
skeleton - something reduced to its minimal form; "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"; "the bare skeleton of a novel"
skeleton - the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
		skeletal system, frame, systema skeletale
		system instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"
		musculoskeletal system the system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form
		skeletal structure any structure created by the skeleton of an organism
		endoskeleton the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)

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Wiktionary

skeleton (Noun)
The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.
skeleton (Noun)
A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.
skeleton (Noun)
A very thin person.
skeleton (Noun)
From the sled used, which originally was a bare frame, like a skeleton. A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first compare luge. See Wikipedia:Skeleton sport .
skeleton (Noun)
A client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub.
skeleton (Noun)
The vertices and edges of a polyhedron, taken collectively.
skeleton (Noun)
An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton. See Wikipedia:Skeleton undead .
skeleton (Noun)
The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure.
skeleton (Verb)
To reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize.
skeleton (Verb)
To minimize.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

skeleton (n.)
The bony and cartilaginous framework which supports the soft parts of a vertebrate animal.
skeleton (n.)
The more or less firm or hardened framework of an invertebrate animal.
skeleton (n.)
A very thin or lean person.
skeleton (n.)
The framework of anything; the principal parts that support the rest, but without the appendages.
skeleton (n.)
The heads and outline of a literary production, especially of a sermon.
skeleton (a.)
Consisting of, or resembling, a skeleton; consisting merely of the framework or outlines; having only certain leading features of anything; as, a skeleton sermon; a skeleton crystal.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

skeleton
The structure that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.
skeleton
A frame that provides support to a building or other structure.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

skeleton
skel′e-tun, n. the bones of an animal separated from the flesh and preserved in their natural position: the framework or outline of anything: a very lean and emaciated person: a very thin form of light-faced type.—adj. pertaining to a skeleton—also Skel′etal.—ns. Skeletog′eny (-toj′-); Skeletog′raphy; Skeletol′ogy.—v.t. Skel′etonise, to reduce to a skeleton.—n. Skel′eton-key, a key for picking locks, without the inner bits.—Skeleton in the cupboard, closet, house, &c., some hidden domestic source of sorrow or shame. [Gr. skeleton (sōma), a dried (body)—skeletos, dried—skellein, to dry, to parch.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

skeleton
A word applied to regiments that have become reduced in their number of men.

Wikipedia

A skeleton is the hard structure that supports the body of a living thing. Skeletons can be inside the body or outside the body. In mammals, which include humans, the skeleton is made of bones. All the bones, when they are joined together, make the "skeletal system" of a body. The skeletal system or "skeleton" is under the skin, the muscle and the tissue of the body. The skeleton supports the skin, muscle and tissue, and all the organs that are inside the body. The skeleton protects important internal organs like the brain, heart and lungs.

Human skeleton.

The important parts of a human body are the head, the spine, the chest, the abdomen, the arms and hands, and the legs and feet.

Bones of the head.

The head bones all together are called the skull.

Bones of the spine.

The spine supports the head, the chest and the structure that carries the arms. It is made of small bones called vertebrae. The spine, all together, is called the spinal column. It is not straight, but has curves that help to support the body, and help the person to move and bend. One bone is a "vertebra". Lots are "vertebrae".

The "vertebrae" have different names, depending on the part of the body they are joined to.

Bones of the pelvis.

This part of the body is made of the sacrum and the two pelvic bones which are joined to it on either side. The pelvic bones are carried by the leg bones, and they support the "spinal column". Each pelvic bone has a strong structure for the leg bone to fit into, so that a pers