From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Biology, Medicineldoce_304_gskeletonskel‧e‧ton /ˈskelətən/●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる noun1
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bones [countable]a)HBthe structure consisting of all the bones in a human or animal bodythe human skeletonb)Ma set of these bones or a model of them, fastened in their usual positions, used, for example, by medical students2basic parts [singular]SUMMARIZE the most important parts of something, to which more detail can be added laterWe agreed on a skeleton outline of the proposal.3thin person [countable]THIN OBJECT OR MATERIAL an extremely thin person or animalThe disease had reduced Harry to a skeleton.4structure [countable] the main structure that supports a building, bridge etcMinutes after the explosion, all that remained was the skeleton of the bridge.5 →a skeleton in the closet6 →skeleton staff/crew/service etc7sporta)[uncountable] a sport in which you slide down a special icetrack while lying on your front on a type of sledgeb)[countable] the vehicle you slide on in this sport →bobsleigh, lugeExamples from the Corpusskeleton• The plate showed the clear outline of a skeleton!• We watched her go from a healthygirl to a skeleton in just a few months.• The skulls and one completeskeleton in rotting clothes had leered out of magazines.• He had watched it in early May, as the tiny breaking leaves spread a pinkishhaze over the magnificentskeleton.• Today he is making skeletons for Halloween.• Is essential for normalskeletondevelopment in children and adolescents, and for maintaining high bone density in young adults.• The office building's steelskeletonroseabove the skyline.• One of the skeletons has an Amulet of Coal about its neck.• It leaves a fully intact and unmodified skeleton at its place of death.• Unlikecaffeine, these molecules have only two methyl groups attached to their xanthine skeleton.Originskeleton(1500-1600)Modern LatinGreek, from skeletos"dried up"