skeleton:1
noun1578{ds||1||}
- a usually rigid supportive or protective structure or framework of an organism; especially : the bony or more or less cartilaginous framework supporting the soft tissues and protecting the internal organs of a vertebrate
- something reduced to its minimum form or essential parts
- an emaciated person or animal
skeleton:2
adjective
skeleton
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1778
- of, consisting of, or resembling a skeleton
skeleton key
noun
skeleton key
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1810
- a key with a large part of the bit filed away to enable it to open low quality locks as a master key —called also passkey
axial skeleton
noun
axial skeleton
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1856
- the skeleton of the trunk and head
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