skeleton
The system that provides support to an organism, where in vertebrates it is internal…The system that provides support to an organism, where in vertebrates it is internal and consists of bones and cartilage, and external in some other animals.
» He's so thin that he looks like a skeleton.
Er ist so dünn, dass er einem Skelett ähnelt.
Он такой худой, что на скелет похож.
Он такой тощий, что похож на скелет.
Він такий худий, що схожий на скелет.
Meaning
13 sensesThe system that provides support to an organism, where in vertebrates it is internal and consists of bones and cartilage, and external in some other animals.
Skelett, Gerippe
скеле́тskelét
скеле́тskelét
An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton.
Her whimsical Halloween decorations include dancing skeletons who sing an eerie song.
(figuratively)A very thin person.
She lost so much weight while she was ill that she became a skeleton.
Haut und Knochen
скеле́тskelét, ко́жа да ко́стиkóža da kósti
(figuratively)The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure; an outline of a longer project.
The skeleton of the organisation is essentially the same as it was ten years ago, but many new faces have come and gone.
I've written three stories. Well, one is a skeleton, but the other two are mostly complete.
the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.
Rohbau
скеле́тskelét, о́стовóstov, карка́сkarkás
the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
A 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’.
Skeleton
The vertices and edges of a polyhedron, taken collectively.
A full subcategory of another category, consisting of one object from each isomorphism class in the original.
A very thin form of light-faced type.
(attributive, especially)A minimum or bare essentials.
The network of veins in a leaf.
(uncountable)A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first.
Skeleton
ске́летонskéleton, скелето́нskeletón
Examples
75 sentencesHe's so thin that he looks like a skeleton.
Він такий худий, що схожий на скелет.
ruОн такой худой, что на скелет похож.
deEr ist so dünn, dass er einem Skelett ähnelt.
Do you have the skeleton key?
deHast du den Dietrich?
Did you really find a skeleton?
I found a skeleton in the cave.
Tom found a skeleton in the cave.
deTom hat in der Höhle ein Skelett gefunden.
Translations
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Origin
From New Latin sceleton, from Ancient Greek σκελετόν (skeletón), the neuter of σκελετός (sFrom New Latin sceleton, from Ancient Greek σκελετόν (skeletón), the neuter of σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), from σκέλλω (skéllō, “dry, dry up, make dry, parch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to parch, wither”); compare Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”).
The etymology of the term is disputed between two versions.
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Forms
plural: skeletons / skeletaSynonyms
13 synonyms- the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape:skeletal frameframeunderframe
- a scandal that is kept secret:skeleton in the closetskeleton in the cupboard
- the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal:skeletal systemframesystema skeletale
Word family
43 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular