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skeleton
/ˈskɛlətən/
noun
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.
"She dressed up as a skeleton for Halloween."
A very thin person.
"She lost so much weight while she was ill that she became a skeleton."
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verb
To reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize
To minimize
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