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Showing words for SKELETON using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Skeleton

skeleton

7 Letter Words for Skeleton

keelson, ketones

6 Letter Words for Skeleton

kelson, kentes, kentle, ketole, ketols, ketone, ketose, kneels, lentos, leones, nestle, skelet, sklent, sloken, solent, stolen, telson, tokens

5 Letter Words for Skeleton

enets, enols, etens, keels, keens, keest, keets, kelts, kenos, kente, kents, keten, ketol, kneel, knees, knelt, knots, koels, leeks, leets, lenes, lenos, lense, lento, leone, leste, lokes, loket, losen, lotes, netes, noels, noles, notes, oelet, olent, onset, sente, seton, skeel, skeen, skeet, skene, skete, sleek, sleet, slent, slete, sloke, slone, slonk, slote, snoek, snoke, soken, solen, steek, steel, steen, stele, steno, stoke, stole, stoln, stone, stonk, teels, teens, teles, telos, tenes, tense, tenso, token, tokes, toles, tones, tonks

4 Letter Words for Skeleton

eeks, eels, ekes, elks, elne, else, elts, enes, enol, ense, ento, eole, eons, esne, eten, eton, keel, keen, keet, kele, kelt, keno, kens, kent, kest, keto, kets, knee, knet, knot, koel, koln, kons, leek, lees, leet, leke, leks, lene, leno, lens, lent, leon, leos, lese, lest, lete, leto, lets, loke, lone, lose, lost, lote, lots, neet, neks, nese, nest, nete, nets, noel, noes, nole, nolt, nose, note, nots, okee, okes, oket, oles, ones, onst, seek, seel, seen, sekt, sele, selt, sene, sent, skee, skel, sken, skeo, sket, skol, slee, sloe, slon, slot, snee, snot, soke, sole, soln, sone, sonk, sten, teel, teen, tees, tele, tels, tene, tens, tkos, toes, toke, tole, tone, tonk, tons, tose, tosk

3 Letter Words for Skeleton

eek, eel, een, eke, elk, els, elt, ene, enl, ens, eon, eos, ese, est, ken, ket, kln, kon, kos, lee, lek, leo, les, let, loe, los, lot, lst, nee, nek, neo, net, nol, nos, not, oes, oke, ole, one, ons, ont, ose, see, sel, sen, set, sle, slt, sok, sol, son, sot, stk, tee, tel, ten, tes, tko, tln, tlo, toe, tol, ton, tos, tsk

Definitions for Skeleton

[1] Anatomy , Zoology . the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body.
[2] any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.
[3] an emaciated person or animal.
[4] a supporting framework, as of a leaf, building, or ship.
[5] an outline, as of a literary work: the skeleton of the plot.
[6] something reduced to its essential parts.
[7] of or relating to a skeleton.
[8] like or being a mere framework; reduced to the essential or minimal parts or numbers: a skeleton staff.
[9] skeleton at the feast , a person or thing that casts gloom over a joyful occasion; a note or reminder of sorrow in the midst of joy.
[10] skeleton in the closet /cupboard , a family scandal that is concealed to avoid public disgrace. any embarrassing, shameful, or damaging secret.
[11] a hard framework consisting of inorganic material that supports and protects the soft parts of an animal's body and provides attachment for muscles: may be internal (an endoskeleton), as in vertebrates, or external( an exoskeleton), as in arthropods See also endoskeleton, exoskeleton
[12] informal a very thin emaciated person or animal
[13] the essential framework of any structure, such as a building or leaf, that supports or determines the shape of the rest of the structure
[14] an outline consisting of bare essentials the skeleton of a novel
[15] (modifier) US and Canadian reduced to a minimum a skeleton staff
[16] skeleton in the cupboard or US and Canadian skeleton in the closet a scandalous fact or event in the past that is kept secret

Words related to Skeleton

frame, scaffolding, sketch, outline, support, framework, draft, design, cage, osteology, bones

Words nearby Skeleton

skeletal, skeletal extension, skeletal muscle, skeletal system, skeletal traction, skeleton, skeleton car, skeleton in the closet, skeleton key, skeletonize, skelf

Origin of Skeleton

1570–80; < New Latin < Greek: mummy, noun use of neuter of skeletós dried up, verbid of skéllein to dry

Other words from Skeleton

skel·e·ton·less , adjective
skel·e·ton·like , adjective
skeletal adjective

Word origin for Skeleton

C16: via New Latin from Greek: something desiccated, from skellein to dry up

Synonyms for Skeleton

frame, scaffolding, bones, cage, design, draft, framework, osteology, outline, sketch, support, bony structure