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ɪ noun
1.
Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body.
2.
any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.
3.
an emaciated person or animal.
4.
a supporting framework, as of a leaf, building, or ship.
5.
an outline, as of a literary work: the skeleton of the plot.
adjective
7.
of or pertaining to a skeleton.
8.
like or being a mere framework; reduced to the essential or minimal parts or numbers: a skeleton staff.
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Skeletonlike
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
9.
skeleton at the feast, a person or thing that casts gloom over a joyful occasion; a note or reminder of sorrow in the midst of joy.
10.
skeleton in the closet/cupboard,
a.
a family scandal that is concealed to avoid public disgrace.
b.
any embarrassing, shameful, or damaging secret.
Origin:
1570–80; < Neo-Latin < Greek: mummy, noun use of neuter of skeletós dried up, verbid of skéllein to dry
1570–80; < Neo-Latin < Greek: mummy, noun use of neuter of skeletós dried up, verbid of skéllein to dry
Related forms
skel·e·ton·less, adjective
skel·e·ton·like, adjective
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World English Dictionary
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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Word Origin & History
skeleton
1578, from Mod.L. sceleton "bones, bony framework of the body," from Gk. skeleton soma "dried-up body, mummy," from neut. of skeletos "dried-up," from skellein "dry up," from PIE base *skele- "to parch, whither" (cf. Gk. skleros "hard"). The Gk. word was borrowed in L.L. (sceletus), hence Fr. squelette,
Sp. esqueleto, It. scheletro. The meaning "bare outline" is first recorded 1607; hence skeleton crew (1778), skeleton key, etc. Phrase skeleton in the closet "source of secret shame to a person or family" popularized 1845 by Thackeray, though he likely didn't coin it.
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Medical Dictionary
skeleton skel·e·ton (skěl'ĭ-tn)
n.
The internal structure composed of bone and cartilage that protects and supports the soft organs, tissues, and other parts of a vertebrate organism; endoskeleton.
All the bones of the body taken collectively.
The exoskeleton.
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Science Dictionary
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