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skeleton
noun(skel-e-ton)
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
skeleton
noun(skel-e-ton)
something reduced to its minimum form or essential parts
skeleton
noun(skel-e-ton)
an emaciated person or animal
skeleton
adjective(skel-e-ton)
of, consisting of, or resembling a skeleton
skeleton
noun(skel-e-ton)
a key with a large part of the bit filed away to enable it to open low quality locks as a master key
skeleton
noun(skel-e-ton)
the skeleton of the trunk and head

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