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skel·e·ton
/ ˈskelitn/
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n.
an internal or external framework of bone, cartilage, or other rigid material supporting or containing the body of an animal or plant.
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used in exaggerated reference to a very thin or emaciated person or animal:
she was no more than a skeleton at the end.
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the remaining part of something after its life or usefulness is gone:
the chapel was stripped to a skeleton of its former self.
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the supporting framework, basic structure, or essential part of something:
the concrete skeleton of an unfinished building
the skeleton of a report.
∎ [as adj.]
denoting the essential or minimum number of people, things, or parts necessary for something:
there was only a skeleton staff on duty.
PHRASES:
skeleton in the closet
a discreditable or embarrassing fact that someone wishes to keep secret.DERIVATIVES:
skel·e·ton·ize
/ -ˌīz/ v.
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The ballad of the skeletons. (poem)
Magazine article from: The Nation; 11/27/1995; ; 700+ words
; Said the Presidential skeleton I won't sign the bill Said the Speaker skeleton Yes you will Said the Representative skeleton I object Said the Supreme Court skeleton Whaddya expect Said the Military skeleton Buy Star Bombs Said the Upperclass...
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Skeleton clocks.
Magazine article from: Interior Design; 10/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...collectors alike, none is more fascinating than the skeleton clock. The term skeleton clock includes any clock that has been designed...wooden or metal case, concealing it from view; a skeleton clock exhibits, by means of its carved-out...
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Scary skeleton: the new crazy, Olympic sport.
Magazine article from: Kidsworld Magazine; 9/22/2001; 700+ words
; ...coaster rides? Then, you'll love skeleton, a sport where speed-demons sled headfirst...hearing about it, Canada has a national skeleton team. This awesome group of kamikaze...Olympic Games in February 2002 where skeleton makes its first formal appearance as...
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Structural strengthening of urchin skeletons by collagenous sutural ligaments.
Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin; 10/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...or jaw) and the skeleton (Wilkie et al., 1993). Urchin skeletons grow both by the...might strengthen the skeleton was suggested in...decomposed urchin skeletons disarticulated at...reinforcement to the skeleton, as do steel tensile...strength of urchin skeletons, we measured ...
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+(New+Delhi%2c+India) "United News of India (UNI) (New Delhi, India)")
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More skeletons found at Guwahati.
Newspaper article from: United News of India (UNI) (New Delhi, India); 5/25/2009; 700+ words
; ...Guwahati, May. 25 -- Five more skeletons were recovered from a construction...morning, taking the overall tally of skeletons found at the site to 19, baffling the government as well as media. Six skeletons were recovered from the site at...
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Take a Position: Skeleton or Luge?
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/10/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...misses doing the minuet on ice, but now skeleton has arrived at these games, and it causes...on the quite shattering implications skeleton has for the luge. Finally, a sport...It's a whole new area of inquiry. Skeleton is a belly flop down the hill. Suddenly...
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Problem remains Giving skeleton to school a difficult task, donor finds
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 10/5/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...to donate her skeleton after she dies...whole bodies, skeletons are another...s official skeleton production facility...donate their skeletons to medical and...next to a real skeleton. I have stood next to enough skeletons that I will...
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Profile: Skeleton sledding returns to the 2002 Olympics
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 1/6/2002; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Profile: Skeleton sledding returns to the 2002 Olympics...up and feet-first luge. Nope. Skeleton has its own special madness. Mr...BERKES: Cody Craner(ph) watches skeleton practice during a tour of Olympic...
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Profile: Olympic skeleton is not a sport for sissies
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 2/20/2002; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Profile: Olympic skeleton is not a sport for sissies Host: BOB...skate program. The sliding sport of skeleton returns to the Winter Olympics today after a 54-year absence. Skeleton sliders sprint, bent over, at the...
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Keeping skeletons in her closet, literally
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 7/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Zuraina's office. "The skeletons need special conservation...she said. Zuraina said the skeletons needed to be kept at the correct...in 1990 - the oldest human skeleton ever found in the country...others, to bring the Gua Cha skeletons back. "It was a long procedure...
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Skeletons
Book article from: Animal Sciences
...structures called hydrostatic skeletons . Bony Skeleton Vertebrata (vertebrates...which the appendicular skeleton hangs. The appendicular skeleton consists of the pelvic...arms and legs). Bony skeletons have a number of advantages...
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skeleton
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
skeleton The human skeleton has been somewhat nebulously defined as ‘a man with his...one need only observe the media frenzy that ensues when a human skeleton is discovered. Paradoxically, the level of media interest seems...
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appendicular skeleton
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
appendicular skeleton The components, collectively, of the vertebrate skeleton that are attached to the main supporting, or axial , skeleton. The appendicular skeleton is made up of paired appendages (e.g. legs, wings, arms) together...
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visceral skeleton
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
visceral skeleton That part of the axial skeleton which includes the gill arches and their derivatives. Developing...the late pharangula stage of embryogenesis, the visceral skeleton becomes the splanchnocranium, giving rise to gill arches...
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axial skeleton
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
axial skeleton The main longitudinal section of the vertebrate skeleton , including the skull , the vertebral column , and the rib cage. Compare appendicular skeleton .
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