skeleton

/ˈskɛlətən/ · noun

Meaning

The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.
An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton.
A very thin person.
The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure.
A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.
A client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub.
To reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize
To minimize
A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first.

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