skeleton in English
- skeleton⇄adj. skeletonless.
- skeleton⇄adj. skeletonlike.
- skeleton⇄adj. 1. of, like, or consisting of a skeleton.
2. (Figurative.) greatly reduced in numbers; fractional.
Ex. Only a skeleton crew was needed while the ship was tied up in dock. - skeleton⇄expr. skeleton at the feast, a reminder of gloomy or depressing things in the midst of pleasure (because the Egyptians used to have a skeleton or mummy at feasts as a reminder of death).
Ex. With her constant complaints, she was always the skeleton - skeleton⇄expr. skeleton in the closet (cupboard, or house), a secret source of embarrassment, grief, or shame, especially to a family; hidden domestic trouble.
Ex. Some particulars regarding the Newcome family, which will show us that they have a skeleton o - skeleton⇄noun 1a. the bones of a body, fitted together in their natural places. The skeleton is a frame that supports the muscles and organs of the body and protects the soft internal organs.
Ex. By looking at a human skeleton ... you quickly see that there - skeleton⇄skeleton, noun, adjective.
skeleton in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
skeleton in Marathi मराठी
skeleton in Sanskrit संस्कृतम्
skeleton in Sindhi سنڌي
skeleton in Tamil தமிழ்
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