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  Skeleton \Skel"e*ton\, a.
     Consisting of, or resembling, a skeleton; consisting merely
     of the framework or outlines; having only certain leading
     features of anything; as, a skeleton sermon; a skeleton
     crystal.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Skeleton bill, a bill or draft made out in blank as to the
        amount or payee, but signed by the acceptor. [Eng.]
  
     Skeleton key, a key with nearly the whole substance of the
        web filed away, to adapt it to avoid the wards of a lock;
        a master key; -- used for opening locks to which it has
        not been especially fitted.
  
     Skeleton leaf, a leaf from which the pulpy part has been
        removed by chemical means, the fibrous part alone
        remaining.
  
     Skeleton proof, a proof of a print or engraving, with the
        inscription outlined in hair strokes only, such proofs
        being taken before the engraving is finished.
  
     Skeleton regiment, a regiment which has its complement of
        officers, but in which there are few enlisted men.
  
     Skeleton shrimp (Zo["o]l.), a small crustacean of the genus
        Caprella. See Illust. under L[ae]modipoda.
        [1913 Webster]

  Skeleton \Skel"e*ton\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???? (sc. ???) a dried
     body, a mummy, fr. ???? dried up, parched, ???? to dry, dry
     up, parch.]
     1. (Anat.)
        (a) The bony and cartilaginous framework which supports
            the soft parts of a vertebrate animal.
  
     Note: [See Illust. of the Human Skeleton, in Appendix.]
        (b) The more or less firm or hardened framework of an
            invertebrate animal.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In a wider sense, the skeleton includes the whole
           connective-tissue framework with the integument and its
           appendages. See Endoskeleton, and Exoskeleton.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence, figuratively:
        (a) A very thin or lean person.
        (b) The framework of anything; the principal parts that
            support the rest, but without the appendages.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  The great skeleton of the world.  --Sir M. Hale.
            [1913 Webster]
        (c) The heads and outline of a literary production,
            especially of a sermon.
            [1913 Webster]

  Skeleton \Skel"e*ton\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???? (sc. ???) a dried
     body, a mummy, fr. ???? dried up, parched, ???? to dry, dry
     up, parch.]
     1. (Anat.)
        (a) The bony and cartilaginous framework which supports
            the soft parts of a vertebrate animal.
  
     Note: [See Illust. of the Human Skeleton, in Appendix.]
        (b) The more or less firm or hardened framework of an
            invertebrate animal.
  
     Note: In a wider sense, the skeleton includes the whole
           connective-tissue framework with the integument and its
           appendages. See Endoskeleton, and Exoskeleton.
  
     2. Hence, figuratively:
        (a) A very thin or lean person.
        (b) The framework of anything; the principal parts that
            support the rest, but without the appendages.
  
                  The great skeleton of the world.  --Sir M. Hale.
        (c) The heads and outline of a literary production,
            especially of a sermon.

  Skeleton \Skel"e*ton\, a.
     Consisting of, or resembling, a skeleton; consisting merely
     of the framework or outlines; having only certain leading
     features of anything; as, a skeleton sermon; a skeleton
     crystal.
  
     Skeleton bill, a bill or draft made out in blank as to the
        amount or payee, but signed by the acceptor. [Eng.]
  
     Skeleton key, a key with nearly the whole substance of the
        web filed away, to adapt it to avoid the wards of a lock;
        a master key; -- used for opening locks to which it has
        not been especially fitted.
  
     Skeleton leaf, a leaf from which the pulpy part has been
        removed by chemical means, the fibrous part alone
        remaining.
  
     Skeleton proof, a proof of a print or engraving, with the
        inscription outlined in hair strokes only, such proofs
        being taken before the engraving is finished.
  
     Skeleton regiment, a regiment which has its complement of
        officers, but in which there are few enlisted men.
  
     Skeleton shrimp (Zo["o]l.), a small crustacean of the genus
        Caprella. See Illust. under L[ae]modipoda.

  skeleton
       n 1: something reduced to its minimal form; "the battalion was a
            mere skeleton of its former self"; "the bare skeleton of
            a novel"
       2: a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton
          somewhere in that family's closet" [syn: skeleton in the
          closet, skeleton in the cupboard]
       3: the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a
          frame for the body of an animal [syn: skeletal system, frame,
           systema skeletale]
       4: the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its
          shape; "the building has a steel skeleton" [syn: skeletal
          frame, frame, underframe]

  skeleton
     Αγγλικά n.
     ο σκελετός

  skeleton
     Esperanto n.
     (eo-form of skelet on)
     French n.
     (l en skeleton) (gloss: winter sport)

  skeleton
     alt.
     1 (lb en anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism,
  internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in
  some other animals.
     2 An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton.
     3 (lb en figuratively) A very thin person.
     4 (lb en figuratively) The central core of something that gives shape
  to the entire structure.
     5 (lb en architecture) A frame that provides support to a building or
  other construction.
     6 (lb en computing middleware) A client-helper procedure that
  communicates with a stub.
     7 (lb en geometry) The vertex and edges of a polyhedron, taken
  collectively.
     8 (lb en printing) A very thin form of light-faced type.
     9 (q: especially attributive) Reduced to a minimum or bare
  essentials.
     10 (lb en botany) The network of veins in a leaf.
     n.
     1 (lb en anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism,
  internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in
  some other animals.
     2 An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton.
     3 (lb en figuratively) A very thin person.
     4 (lb en figuratively) The central core of something that gives shape
  to the entire structure.
     5 (lb en architecture) A frame that provides support to a building or
  other construction.
     6 (lb en computing middleware) A client-helper procedure that
  communicates with a stub.
     7 (lb en geometry) The vertex and edges of a polyhedron, taken
  collectively.
     8 (lb en printing) A very thin form of light-faced type.
     9 (q: especially attributive) Reduced to a minimum or bare
  essentials.
     10 (lb en botany) The network of veins in a leaf.
     vb.
     1 (lb en archaic) To reduce to a #Noun; to skin; to skeletonize.
     2 (lb en archaic) To minimize.
     n.
     (lb en sports uncountable) A type of tobogganing in which competitors
  lie face down, and descend head first.

  skeleton
     Esperanto n.
     (eo-form of skelet on)
     French n.
     (l en skeleton) (gloss: winter sport)

  skeleton
     Esperanto n.
     (eo-form of skelet on)
     French n.
     (l en skeleton) (gloss: winter sport)

  skeleton
     n.
     kelkkailulaji, jossa yksi laskija laskee ränniä myöten mahallaan
  kelkan päällä maaten

  Skeleton
     Saksa n.
     (yhteys urheilu k=de) skeleton

  skeleton
     n.
     kelkkailulaji, jossa yksi laskija laskee ränniä myöten mahallaan
  kelkan päällä maaten

  skeleton
     n.
     (tagg: sport) en sport där man liggande på mage ska ta sig ned för en
  isbana så fort som möjligt

  Skeleton
     Tyska n.
     skeleton

  skeleton
     n.
     (tagg: sport) en sport där man liggande på mage ska ta sig ned för en
  isbana så fort som möjligt

  Skeleton /ˈskɛletɔn/ /ˈskɛlətn̩/ 
  σκέλετον
  Wintersportart, bei der die Athleten auf dem Bauch auf einem Skeleton liegend mit hoher Geschwindigkeit durch einen Eiskanal fahren

  Skeleton /skˈeːleːtˌoːn/ 
  skeleton , tobogganing 
     Synonym: Skeletonsport
  

  Skeleton /ˈskɛletɔn/ /ˈskɛlətn̩/ 
  mahakelkkailu, skeleton
  Wintersportart, bei der die Athleten auf dem Bauch auf einem Skeleton liegend mit hoher Geschwindigkeit durch einen Eiskanal fahren

  Skeleton /ˈskɛletɔn/ /ˈskɛlətn̩/ 
  skeleton
  niedriger Rennschlitten, auf dem die Athleten auf dem Bauch liegend durch einen Eiskanal fahren

  Skeleton /ˈskɛletɔn/ /ˈskɛlətn̩/ 
  skeleton
  Wintersportart, bei der die Athleten auf dem Bauch auf einem Skeleton liegend mit hoher Geschwindigkeit durch einen Eiskanal fahren

  Skeleton /ˈskɛletɔn/ /ˈskɛlətn̩/ 
  skeleton
  niedriger Rennschlitten, auf dem die Athleten auf dem Bauch liegend durch einen Eiskanal fahren

  Skeleton /ˈskɛletɔn/ /ˈskɛlətn̩/ 
  skeleton
  niedriger Rennschlitten, auf dem die Athleten auf dem Bauch liegend durch einen Eiskanal fahren

  Skeleton /ˈskɛletɔn/ /ˈskɛlətn̩/ 
  скелетон
  Wintersportart, bei der die Athleten auf dem Bauch auf einem Skeleton liegend mit hoher Geschwindigkeit durch einen Eiskanal fahren

  Skeleton /ˈskɛletɔn/ /ˈskɛlətn̩/ 
  скелетон
  niedriger Rennschlitten, auf dem die Athleten auf dem Bauch liegend durch einen Eiskanal fahren

  skeleton /skˈɛlɪtən/
  geraamte

  Skeleton /skˈɛlɪtən/
  الهيكل العظمي

  skeleton //ˈskɛlətən// //ˈskɛləʔ.n̩// 
  1. рама
  frame that provides support to a building
  2. ске́лет, скелет
  system that provides support to an organism

  skeleton /skˈɛlɪtən/ 
  kostra

  skeleton /skˈɛlɪtən/ 
  kostlivec

  skeleton /skˈɛlɪtən/
  rámcový

  skeleton /skˈɛlɪtən/
  rámec

  skeleton /skˈɛlɪtən/ 
  sgerbwd 

  skeleton /skˈɛlɪtən/
  Baugerippe , Gerippe , Gerüst , Skelett , Fachwerk  [constr.]
     Synonyms: truss, framework, trelliswork, latticework
  

  skeleton /skˈɛlɪtən/
  Not…, Minimal…

  skeleton /skˈɛlɪtən/
  Skelett , Knochengerüst  [anat.]
   see: skeletons, cardboard skeleton, articulated skeleton
  

  skeleton /skˈɛlɪtən/
  Skeleton , Skeletonsport  [sport]
     Synonym: tobogganing
  

  skeleton //ˈskɛlətən// //ˈskɛləʔ.n̩// 
  1. ydin
  central core of something
  2. skeleton, skeleton-olio
  computing: client-helper procedure
  3. runko
  frame that provides support to a building
  4. luuranko, tukiranka
  system that provides support to an organism
  5. luuranko 2.
  very thin person
   3.
  geometry: vertices and edges of a polyhedron
   4.
  representation of a skeleton
  6. mahakelkkailu, skeleton
  type of tobogganing

  skeleton /skelitən/
  squelette

  skeleton /skˈɛlɪtən/ 
  1. कंकाल
        "This is a skeliton of man."
  2. ढ़ाँचा
        "The block is still just a skeleton of girders."
  3. सार
        "Her notes give us just the bare skeleton of her theory."

  skeleton /skˈɛlɪtən/
  kostur, nacrt, okosnica, okosnicu, shema, skelet, skica

  skeleton /skˈɛlɪtən/
  csontváz

  skeleton //ˈskɛlətən// //ˈskɛləʔ.n̩// 
  kerangka, rangka, skelet
  system that provides support to an organism

  skeleton /skˈɛlɪtən/
  scheletro

  skeleton //ˈskɛlətən// //ˈskɛləʔ.n̩// 
  骨格, 骸骨
  system that provides support to an organism

  skeleton /skelitən/
  1. gebeente, geraamte, skelet
  2. karkas

  skeleton //ˈskɛlətən// //ˈskɛləʔ.n̩// 
  skjelett 2.
  system that provides support to an organism
   3.
  frame that provides support to a building
   4.
  very thin person

  skeleton /ˈskelɪtən/
  I.    szkielet
  II.   1.  prowizoryczny
   2.  a skeleton in one's cupboard (:a :skeleton :in PROPOSS :cupboard)
   - mroczna karta w dziejach rodziny, mroczna karta
  III.  skeleton key /ˈskelɪtənki:/   wytrych

  skeleton /skelitən/ 
  esqueleto

  skeleton /skelitən/
  esqueleto

  skeleton //ˈskɛlətən// //ˈskɛləʔ.n̩// 
  1. skelett, benrangel
  system that provides support to an organism
  2. skeleton
  type of tobogganing

  skeleton /skˈɛlɪtən/
  1. iskelet
  2. çok zayıf kimse, insan kurusu, kadit
  3. bina çatısı, kafes: ana hatlar, taslak
  4. iskelete benzer, iskelet kabilinden
  5. bir deri bir kemik. skeleton at the feast keyif kaçıran herhangi bir sey . skeleton crew çekirdek tayfa, asgari kadro. skeleton in the closet utanç veren sır. skeleton key maymuncuk, her kilidi açan anahtar. skeleton type çizgileri ince bir çeşit matbaa harfi. family skeleton bir ailenin saklamak istediği utanç veya üzüntü veren sır, aile sırrı.

  skeleton /skˈeleton/ 
  Skeleton
  kelkkailulaji, jossa yksi laskija laskee ränniä myöten mahallaan kelkan päällä maaten

  skeleton /skˈeleton/ 
  σκέλετον
  kelkkailulaji, jossa yksi laskija laskee ränniä myöten mahallaan kelkan päällä maaten

  skeleton /skˈeleton/ 
  skeleton
  kelkkailulaji, jossa yksi laskija laskee ränniä myöten mahallaan kelkan päällä maaten

  skeleton /skˈeleton/ 
  skeleton
  kelkkailulaji, jossa yksi laskija laskee ränniä myöten mahallaan kelkan päällä maaten

  skeleton /skəltˈɔ̃/ 
  σκέλετον

  skeleton /skəltˈɔ̃/ 
  скелетон

  skeleton /skəltˈɔ̃/ 
  esqueleto

  skeleton /skɛˈlɛtɔ̃n/ 
  skeleton 2.
  (sport, sportowy) dyscyplina sportu
   3.
  (sport, sportowy) jednoosobowe sanki sportowe, na których zawodnik leży na brzuchu;

  skeleton /skɛˈlɛtɔ̃n/ 
  kerangka 2.
  (sport, sportowy) dyscyplina sportu
   3.
  (sport, sportowy) jednoosobowe sanki sportowe, na których zawodnik leży na brzuchu;

  skeleton /sxˈeːlətˌuːn/ 
  Skeleton
  sport

  skeleton /sxˈeːlətˌuːn/ 
  skeleton
  sport

  
/skeˈlətoːn/

  
/ˈskɛɫətən/

  167 Moby Thesaurus words for "skeleton":
     abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract,
     adumbrate, anatomy, appendicular skeleton, ashes, axial skeleton,
     backing, barebones, bean pole, beanstalk, bearing, block out,
     blueprint, body, bones, brief, broomstick, brouillon, bushing,
     cadaver, cadre, capsule, carcass, carrion, cartoon, case, casement,
     casing, chalk, chart, chassis, clay, clothes pole, compend,
     condensation, condensed version, configuration, conspectus,
     contour, copy, corpse, corpus delicti, crowbait, dead body,
     dead man, dead person, decedent, delineation, design, diagram,
     digest, doorframe, draft, drawing, dry bones, dust, earth, ebauche,
     elevation, embalmed corpse, epitome, esquisse, exoskeleton, fabric,
     features, figuration, figure, food for worms, frame, framework,
     framing, gestalt, graph, ground plan, gruel, head, house plan,
     hulk, ichnography, infrastructure, lanky, late lamented, lath,
     lattice, latticework, lineaments, lines, main features,
     mere shadow, mere wreck, mortal remains, mount, mounting,
     mummification, mummy, nervous wreck, organic remains, outline,
     overview, pandect, paper, pattern, picture frame, plot, precis,
     profile, projection, rail, rake, rattlebones, rattletrap, relics,
     relief, reliquiae, remains, review, rough, rubric, ruin, ruins,
     sash, setting, shadow, shapes, shaving, shell, shortened version,
     silhouette, skeletal, sketch, slat, slim, slip, soup, spindlelegs,
     spindleshanks, splinter, stack of bones, stiff, stilt, streak,
     survey, syllabus, synopsis, table, tenement of clay, the dead,
     the deceased, the defunct, the departed, the loved one,
     thumbnail sketch, topical outline, tournure, twiggy, underframe,
     vein, wafer, walking skeleton, window case, window frame,
     working drawing, wreck
  
  

  n. 骨骼,瘦如柴的人,梗概;
  a. 概略的,基层的,家庭的秘密;

     n. 骨骼,瘦如柴的人,梗概,骨干,脉络
     a. 概略的,基层的,家庭秘密的,骨干的