nnoun.quantitysomething reduced to its minimal formExamples:- the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self
- the bare skeleton of a novel
Hypernyms:lower limit minimum
Inherited Hypernyms:skeletonminimumextremumlimitindefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:skeletonminimumsmall indefinite quantityindefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.eventa scandal that is kept secretSynset:skeleton in the closet skeleton in the cupboard
Examples:- there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet
Hypernyms:outrage scandal
Inherited Hypernyms:skeletonscandaltroublehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.bodythe hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animalSynset:frame skeletal system systema skeletale
Derivationally Related Form:skeletal
Part Holonyms:musculoskeletal system
Hypernyms:system
Inherited Hypernyms:skeletal systemsystembody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:endoskeletonexoskeleton
Part Meronyms:skeletal structure
Full Hyponyms:endoskeletonexoskeletonplastron
nnoun.artifactthe internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shapeSynset:frame skeletal frame underframe
Examples:- the building has a steel skeleton
Part Holonyms:aircraft building edifice ship
Hypernyms:supporting structure
Inherited Hypernyms:skeletonsupporting structurestructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:chassishoop
Full Hyponyms:chassisfarthingalehooppannier