Question 1 · Quick check
skeleton
CEFRB1
/ˈskɛlɪtən/
noun
Türkçe translations
Translating…
In plain English
- 01
noun
The framework of bones inside a body.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA very thin person.
Examples
Every family has a skeleton in the closet.
There is a skeleton in every closet.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 4
Also pronounced
- [ˈskɛləʔn̩]
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsAn anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton.
The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.
A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.
More examples
In contextTom Skeleton was shaking and trembling in every limb.
She dressed up as a skeleton for Halloween.
She lost so much weight while she was ill that she became a skeleton.
Related
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.
Nearby
Origin
noun
From New Latin sceleton, from Ancient Greek σκελετόν (skeletón), the neuter of σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), from σκέλλω (skéllō, “dry, dry up, make dry, parch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to parch, wither”); compare Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”).