skeletal
Use Skeletal in a sentence
ɪ adjective
of, pertaining to, or like a skeleton.
Related forms
skel·e·tal·ly, adverb
non·skel·e·tal, adjective
non·skel·e·tal·ly, adverb
pseu·do·skel·e·tal, adjective
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skeleton (ˈskɛlɪtən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | endoskeleton See also exoskeleton a hard framework consisting of inorganic material that supports and protects the soft parts of an animal's body and provides attachment for muscles: may be internal (an endoskeleton), as in vertebrates, or external( an exoskeleton), as in arthropods |
| 2. | informal a very thin emaciated person or animal |
| 3. | the essential framework of any structure, such as a building or leaf, that supports or determines the shape of the rest of the structure |
| 4. | an outline consisting of bare essentials: the skeleton of a novel |
| 5. | (US), (Canadian) (modifier) reduced to a minimum: a skeleton staff |
| 6. | skeleton in the cupboard, skeleton in the closet a scandalous fact or event in the past that is kept secret |
| [C16: via New Latin from Greek: something desiccated, from skellein to dry up] | |
| 'skeletal | |
| —adj | |
| 'skeletally | |
| —adv | |
| 'skeleton-like | |
| —adj | |
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Skeletal
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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skeleton (skěl'ĭ-tn) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
In the same way, you have information stored within the bones of your skeletal form.
His skeletal remains were discovered almost a year later.
Still, there remain important questions about the way skeletal anatomy relates to soft tissue anatomy.
The team identified skeletal features that are unique to both fallow and giant deer.
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