skeleton

Meaning of skeleton

noun
  1. an internal or external framework of bone, cartilage, or other rigid material supporting or containing the body of an animal or plant.
    the human skeleton
  2. the supporting framework, basic structure, or essential part of something.
    the concrete skeleton of an unfinished building
    the skeleton of a report
  3. a small toboggan for one person, ridden head first while lying in a prone position.
    the skeleton's runners make a terrifying rumbling sound as they slide down the ice
    she can hit 70+ mph on her skeleton sled

late 16th century: modern Latin, from Greek, neuter of skeletos ‘dried up’, from skellein ‘dry up’.

Information about skeleton

Hyphenation of skeleton

skele-ton

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • skeleton is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

skeleton synonyms

Meaning skeletal system:

frame

Meaning skeletal frame:

frame, underframe

Meaning an essential supporting structure of a building, vehicle, or object:

framework

Meaning the metal framework of a vehicle body:

shell

Meaning the base frame of a car, carriage, or other wheeled vehicle:

chassis

Meaning a line or set of lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object in a sketch or diagram:

outline

Meaning a plan, sketch, or rough drawing:

draft

Meaning a summary of the contents of a book, article, or speech:

abstract

Meaning a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something:

plan

Meaning a design plan or other technical drawing:

blueprint

Meaning any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates:

bones

Meaning a brief written or spoken account or description, giving only basic details:

sketch

Translation of skeleton

Words that rhyme with skeleton

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