SKELETON

• (noun) the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape

  "the building has a steel skeleton"

  synonyms : frame , skeletal frame , underframe

• (noun) the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

  synonyms : frame , skeletal system , systema skeletale

• (noun) a scandal that is kept secret

  "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"

  synonyms : skeleton in the closet , skeleton in the cupboard

• (noun) something reduced to its minimal form

  "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self", "the bare skeleton of a novel"

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