noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of skeleton form-of, plural
2. 2
   Shameful secrets (pluralia tantum; shortened from skeletons in the cupboard or skeletons in the closet).

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of skeleton form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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abbreviationabbreviatureabregeabridgmentabstractadumbrate

Example

More examples

"Do you see all those skeletons strewn around? Don't you think this fortune is unclaimed for a reason?"

Related phrases

pluralia tantumskeletons in closetskeletons in cupboard

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