skeleton

sostantivo

1. 1

   The system that provides support to an organism, where in vertebrates it is internal and consists of bones and cartilage, and external in some other animals.

   At the foot of a pretty big pine, and involved in a green creeper, which had even partly lifted some of the smaller bones, a human skeleton lay, with a few shreds of clothing, on the ground.

2. 2

   An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton.

   Her whimsical Halloween decorations include dancing skeletons who sing an eerie song.

3. 3

   figuratoA very thin person.

   She lost so much weight while she was ill that she became a skeleton.

4. 4

   figuratoThe central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure; an outline of a longer project.

   The skeleton of the organisation is essentially the same as it was ten years ago, but many new faces have come and gone.

   I've written three stories. Well, one is a skeleton, but the other two are mostly complete.

5. 5

   A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.

6. 6

   A client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub.

   In remote method invocation, the client helper is a ‘stub’ and the service helper is a ‘skeleton’.

7. 7

   The vertices and edges of a polyhedron, taken collectively.

8. 8

   A full subcategory of another category, consisting of one object from each isomorphism class in the original.

9. 9

   A very thin form of light-faced type.

10. 10

    A minimum or bare essentials.

    At the time of writing the halts have been reprieved due to doubts as to the legality of the withdrawal of services. It is feared that this reprieve may not outlast the summer timetable which, on the section in question, provides only a skeleton of the former service.

11. 11

    The network of veins in a leaf.

    However interesting the skeleton of a leaf that has been bleached by nature may be, it cannot be alleged to be beautiful in colour, and therefore it is not of much value for the purposes of household decoration.

    Rather than abstracting the leaf from the outline of the leaf, I can begin by working from the skeleton of the leaf.

    This is going to get rid of all the green leafy debris sticking to the skeleton of the leaf and you are going to find a really attractive fiber network of your leaf.

12. 12

    Variante di skeleton in the closetClipping of skeleton in the closet (“a shameful secret”).

verbo

1. 1

   arcaicoTo reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize.

2. 2

   arcaicoTo minimize.

sostantivo

1. 1

   A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first.

   Lugers, who slide feet first and reach the highest speeds, experience some of the same forces, but seem to suffer far fewer concussion-like symptoms than bobsled and skeleton athletes do, probably because a support strap often prevents their heads from banging into the ice.

2. 2

   The form of toboggan used in this sport.

Forme

plurale

skeletons, skeleta

passato

skeletoned

participio passato

skeletoned

participio presente

skeletoning

3ª persona singolare

skeletons