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1. skeleton
noun. ['ˈskɛlətən'] a scandal that is kept secret.
Synonyms
- skeleton in the cupboard
- scandal
- outrage
Antonyms
- limit
- boundary
- uttermost
- level best
Etymology
- σκελετός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- σκελλώ (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
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Rhymes with Appendicular Skeleton
- exoskeleton
- gelatin
Sentences with appendicular-skeleton
1. Noun Phrase
126 out of the 206 bones in the body make up the appendicular skeleton.
2. Noun Phrase
The appendicular skeleton includes all upper and lower extremities, the shoulder girdle and the pelvic girdle.
3. Noun Phrase
The system has two divisions, the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton.
4. Noun Phrase
The system consists of the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton.
2. skeleton
noun. ['ˈskɛlətən'] something reduced to its minimal form.
Synonyms
- minimum
Antonyms
- large indefinite quantity
- peak
Etymology
- σκελετός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- σκελλώ (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
3. skeleton
noun. ['ˈskɛlətən'] the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal.
Synonyms
- endoskeleton
- frame
- system
- musculoskeletal system
- skeletal structure
- skeletal system
- exoskeleton
Antonyms
- spoils system
- merit system
- maximal
- bound
Etymology
- σκελετός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- σκελλώ (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
4. skeleton
noun. ['ˈskɛlətən'] the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape.
Synonyms
- edifice
- underframe
- supporting structure
- building
- frame
- aircraft
- skeletal frame
- hoop
- ship
Antonyms
- top
- bottom
- get off
- disembark
Etymology
- σκελετός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- σκελλώ (Ancient Greek (to 1453))