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skeleton

/หˆskษ›lษ™tษ™n/
B1 ยท Intermediateโ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†
noun

Simple Meaning

the set of all bones inside a person's or animal's body

When to Use

๐Ÿ’ฌDaily Conversation๐Ÿ“šAcademic Writing๐Ÿ“Exam Vocabulary
Intermediate โ€” can handle common situations

Examples in Conversation

โ€œThe museum has a dinosaur skeleton that is over 60 feet long.โ€

โ€œAfter the accident, the X-ray showed his skeleton was fine.โ€

โ–ถFull Definition

The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.

Related Words

Synonyms:
bonesframe
Word Family:
skeletonskeletalskeleton key

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