skeleton

IPA: skˈɛɫʌtʌn

(anatomy) 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.
(figuratively) A very thin person.
(figuratively) The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure.
(architecture) A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.
(computing, middleware) A client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub.
(geometry) The vertices and edges of a polyhedron, taken collectively.
(printing) A very thin form of light-faced type.
(especially attributive) Reduced to a minimum or bare essentials.
(botany) The network of veins in a leaf.
(sports, uncountable) A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first.

Examples of "skeleton" in Sentences

The archaeologists carefully excavated the ancient skeleton buried beneath the ruins
The Halloween decorations featured a life-sized skeleton hanging from the porch
After losing a lot of weight, she could see the outline of her skeleton more clearly
The medical students studied the anatomy of the human skeleton in their classes
The old abandoned house looked eerie with its dark windows and creaky skeleton of a staircase