Dictionary Check: skeleton

"skeleton" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

noun

something reduced to its minimal form

Example: "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"
noun

a scandal that is kept secret

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

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

noun

the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape

Example: "the building has a steel skeleton"

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