SKELETONS Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word skeletons. (close relations)
Definition of SKELETONS
Best Alternative Words for SKELETONS
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frame | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the framework for a pair of eyeglasses • a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film • alternative names for the body of a human being • (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat • a single drawing in a comic strip • an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently • a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning • the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal • the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape • a structure supporting or containing something • a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror • one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided verb • enclose in or as if in a frame • enclose in a frame, as of a picture • take or catch as if in a snare or trap • formulate in a particular style or language • make up plans or basic details for • construct by fitting or uniting parts together | ||||||||
bones | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance | ||||||||
framework | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process • the underlying structure • a structure supporting or containing something | ||||||||
structure | nounn | |||||||
noun • a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts • the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts • the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations • a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement • the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships verb • give a structure to | ||||||||
backbone | nounn | |||||||
noun • a central cohesive source of support and stability • fortitude and determination • the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord • the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved • the part of a network that connects other networks together | ||||||||
underframe | nounn | |||||||
noun • the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape | ||||||||
skeletal frame | nounn | |||||||
noun • the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape | ||||||||
skeletal system | nounn | |||||||
noun • the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal | ||||||||
skeleton in the closet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a scandal that is kept secret | ||||||||
skeleton in the cupboard | nounn | |||||||
noun • a scandal that is kept secret | ||||||||
systema skeletale | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal |