Definition of skeletons

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  • skeletons is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • skeletons is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • skeletons is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of skeletons

  • a scandal that is kept secret (noun)

    Examples

    1. there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet

    Synonyms

    1. skeleton in the closet
    2. skeleton in the cupboard
  • the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. frame
    2. skeletal system
    3. systema skeletale
  • the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape (noun)

    Examples

    1. the building has a steel skeleton

    Synonyms

    1. frame
    2. skeletal frame
    3. underframe
  • something reduced to its minimal form (noun)

    Examples

    1. the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self
    2. the bare skeleton of a novel

See definition of skeletons in Merriam Webster