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- [skel-i-tn]
- /ˈskɛl ɪ tn/
- /ˈskel.ɪ.tən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skel-i-tn]
- /ˈskɛl ɪ tn/
Definitions of skeleton word
- noun skeleton Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 1
- noun skeleton any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate. 1
- noun skeleton an emaciated person or animal. 1
- noun skeleton a supporting framework, as of a leaf, building, or ship. 1
- noun skeleton an outline, as of a literary work: the skeleton of the plot. 1
- noun skeleton something reduced to its essential parts. 1
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Origin of skeleton
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < New Latin < Greek: mummy, noun use of neuter of skeletós dried up, verbid of skéllein to dry
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Parts of speech for Skeleton
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
skeleton popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
skeleton usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for skeleton
noun skeleton
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- apercu — outline
- apercus — a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- bare bones — The bare bones of something are its most basic parts or details.
- bare-bones — Minimalist; lacking that which is not essential.
adj skeleton
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
- broomstick — A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end.
- cadaverous — If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale.
verb skeleton
- blueprinting — a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.
- chalk — Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.
- chalking — a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- diagramming — a figure, usually consisting of a line drawing, made to accompany and illustrate a geometrical theorem, mathematical demonstration, etc.
- draft — a drawing, sketch, or design.
adjective skeleton
- attenuate — To attenuate something means to reduce it or weaken it.
- attenuated — An attenuated object is unusually long and thin.
- emaciated — Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.
- exsanguinous — Alternative form of exsanguious.
Antonyms for skeleton
noun skeleton
- carcass — A carcass is the body of a dead animal.
Top questions with skeleton
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