skeleton

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skeleton

adj. pertaining to a skeleton; serving as a supporting framework; minimal, reduced to the most basic level

n. framework of bones that supports the body of an organism; framework, support structure; very thin person or animal; something that is reduced to its most basic form; secret or shameful information

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Skeleton

The skeleton (from Greek σκελετός, skeletós "dried up") is the body part that forms the supporting structure of an organism. There are two different skeletal types: the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, and the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside the body. There are also two other forms of skeleton referred to, the hydroskeleton and the cytoskeleton.

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skeleton

Noun
1. something reduced to its minimal form; "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"; "the bare skeleton of a novel"
(hypernym) minimum, lower limit
2. a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"
(synonym) skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard
(hypernym) scandal, outrage
3. the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
(synonym) skeletal system, frame, systema skeletale
(hypernym) system
(hyponym) endoskeleton
(part-holonym) musculoskeletal system
(part-meronym) skeletal structure
4. the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"
(synonym) skeletal frame, frame, underframe
(hypernym) supporting structure
(hyponym) chassis
(part-holonym) building, edifice

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skeleton

příd.jm. nezbytný; základní; kosterní

n. kostra

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skeleton

Przym. dyżurny; niezbędny

Rzecz. szkielet