Skeleton

//ˈskɛlɪtn//

Synonyms for "skeleton" (199 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (40)

abbreviation abbreviature abrege abridgment abstract adumbrate anatomy apercu appendicular skeleton ashes axial skeleton backbone backing barebones bean pole beanstalk bearing block out blueprint body

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bones brief broomstick brouillon bushing cadaver cadre capsule carcass carrion cartoon case casement casing chalk characterize chart chassis

Noun(1 words)

backbone

Adjective(1 words)

bare-bones

Related words (99)

late lamented lath lattice latticework lineaments lines main features mere shadow mere wreck mortal remains mount mounting mummification mummy nervous wreck organic remains ottomy outline overview pandect

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Noun(10 words)

ottomy skeletal frame skeletal system skeleton in the closet skeleton in the cupboard skeleton tobogganing skellington systema skeletale thin person underframe

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

16 relation types

More general

6 entries

lower limit minimum outrage scandal supporting structure system

Antonyms

1 entries

stub

Synonyms

4 entries

backbone ottomy skeletal system skeleton tobogganing

Related terms

2 entries

:Category:Skeleton bone

at location

2 entries

closet museum

coordinate

3 entries

bobsled luge stub

derived

52 entries

Skeleton Clique articulated skeleton autoskeleton carboskeleton choanoskeleton chondroskeleton cilioskeleton cytoskeleton dermatoskeleton dermoskeleton endoskeleton exoskeleton fibroskeleton hydroskeleton hydrostatic skeleton neuroskeleton

Showing 16 of 52 words.

has context

5 entries

anatomy architecture computing geometry sports

holonym

1 entries

body

is a

11 entries

anatomical structure body part minimum organ organ system scandal solid object sport supporting structure supporting structure for body tobogganing

made of

1 entries

many bones

meronym

7 entries

backbone bone femur pelvis rib cage skull thighbone

part of

3 entries

aircraft building ship

receives action

1 entries

made up of bones

related to

17 entries

anthropomorphic bone building cartilage descend edge frame luge organism polyhedron representation skeletonize stub system tobogganing vertebrate

Showing 16 of 17 words.

used for

1 entries

teaching anatomy to students

Translations

298 translations across 134 languages.

Abkhaz

2 entries

абаҩеибаркыра noun (system that provides support to an organism)
аҧсыбаҩ noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Afrikaans

2 entries

geraamte noun (system that provides support to an organism)
skelet noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Albanian

1 entries

skelet noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Amharic

1 entries

አጽም noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

κάναβος noun (very thin person)
σκελετός noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Arabic

3 entries

هيكل عضمي noun (system that provides support to an organism)
هَيْكَل noun (system that provides support to an organism)
هَيْكَل عَظْمِيّ noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Aragonese

2 entries

escleto noun (system that provides support to an organism)
gosaralla noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Armenian

2 entries

կմախք noun (system that provides support to an organism)
կմախք noun (very thin person)

Assamese

2 entries

জঁকা noun (system that provides support to an organism)
জকা noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Asturian

4 entries

cadarma noun (system that provides support to an organism)
esqueletu noun (system that provides support to an organism)
esqueletu noun (very thin person)
esqueletu noun (frame that provides support to a building)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

qəfəsə noun (system that provides support to an organism)
skelet noun (system that provides support to an organism)
ələngə noun (system that provides support to an organism)
اسکلت noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Bambara

1 entries

kolojalan noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Bashkir

2 entries

һөлдә noun (system that provides support to an organism)
һөлдә noun (very thin person)

Basque

2 entries

egitura noun (frame that provides support to a building)
eskeleto noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Belarusian

1 entries

шкіле́т noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Bengali

1 entries

কঙ্কাল noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Breton

1 entries

skeledenn noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Bulgarian

4 entries

рама noun (frame that provides support to a building)
ске́лет noun (system that provides support to an organism)
скелет noun (representation of a skeleton)
скелет noun (very thin person)

Burmese

1 entries

အရိုးစု noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Catalan

2 entries

esquelet noun (system that provides support to an organism)
estructura noun (frame that provides support to a building)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

俯式冰橇 noun (type of tobogganing)
骨骼 noun (system that provides support to an organism)
骸骨 noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Cornish

1 entries

rames noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Corsican

1 entries

scheletru noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Crimean Tatar

2 entries

taqlet noun (system that provides support to an organism)
такълет noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Czech

2 entries

kostlivec noun (very thin person)
kostra noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Danish

1 entries

skelet noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Dutch

4 entries

geraamte noun (system that provides support to an organism)
geraamte noun (frame that provides support to a building)
ruwbouw noun (frame that provides support to a building)
skelet noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Emilian

1 entries

scailter noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Esperanto

2 entries

ostaro noun (system that provides support to an organism)
skeleto noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Estonian

2 entries

karkass noun (frame that provides support to a building)
skelett noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Faroese

1 entries

beinagrind noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Finnish

4 entries

luuranko noun (system that provides support to an organism)
luuranko noun (representation of a skeleton)
luuranko noun (very thin person)
luuranko noun (geometry: vertices and edges of a polyhedron)

French

4 entries

cœur noun (central core of something)
moelle noun (central core of something)
skeleton noun (type of tobogganing)
squelette noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Friulian

1 entries

scarsanali noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Galician

4 entries

agutío noun (system that provides support to an organism)
arcabouzo noun (system that provides support to an organism)
canfornio noun (system that provides support to an organism)
cerne noun (central core of something)

Georgian

2 entries

კარა noun (system that provides support to an organism)
ჩონჩხი noun (system that provides support to an organism)

German

4 entries

Gerigel noun (system that provides support to an organism)
Gerippe noun (system that provides support to an organism)
Haut und Knochen noun (very thin person)
Rohbau noun (frame that provides support to a building)

Greek

2 entries

σκέλετον noun (type of tobogganing)
σκελετός noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Gujarati

1 entries

કંકાલતંત્ર noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

eskèlèt noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Hawaiian

1 entries

kinanahiwi noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Hebrew

3 entries

סקלטון noun (type of tobogganing)
שֶׁלֶד noun (system that provides support to an organism)
שֶׁלֶד noun (frame that provides support to a building)

Hindi

1 entries

कंकाल noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Hungarian

2 entries

csontváz noun (system that provides support to an organism)
szkeleton noun (type of tobogganing)

Icelandic

2 entries

beinagrind noun (system that provides support to an organism)
örsleði noun (type of tobogganing)

Ido

1 entries

skeleto noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Indonesian

3 entries

kerangka noun (system that provides support to an organism)
rangka noun (system that provides support to an organism)
skelet noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Ingrian

1 entries

skiletti noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Interlingua

1 entries

skeleto noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Iranian Persian

2 entries

اُسْتُخوانبَنْدی noun (system that provides support to an organism)
اِسْکِلِت noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Irish

2 entries

creatlach noun (system that provides support to an organism)
cual cnámh noun (very thin person)

Italian

1 entries

scheletro noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Japanese

3 entries

スケルトン noun (type of tobogganing)
骨格 noun (system that provides support to an organism)
骸骨 noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Kannada

1 entries

ಅಸ್ಥಿಪಮ್ಜರ noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Kapampangan

1 entries

bangkala noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Kazakh

4 entries

сүлде noun (system that provides support to an organism)
сүлде noun (very thin person)
қаңқа noun (system that provides support to an organism)
қаңқа noun (frame that provides support to a building)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

ūkīng noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Khmer

1 entries

គ្រោងឆ្អឹង noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Korean

4 entries

골격 noun (system that provides support to an organism)
뼈대 noun (system that provides support to an organism)
스켈레톤 noun (type of tobogganing)
해골 noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

скелет noun (system that provides support to an organism)
сүлдөр noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Lao

1 entries

ໂຄງກະດູກ noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Latin

2 entries

ossium compāgēs noun (system that provides support to an organism)
sceletus noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Latvian

4 entries

kaulu kambaris noun (very thin person)
skelets noun (system that provides support to an organism)
ģindenis noun (system that provides support to an organism)
ģindenis noun (very thin person)

Laz

1 entries

kara noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Lithuanian

2 entries

griaučiai noun (system that provides support to an organism)
skeletas noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Low German

1 entries

Skelett noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Lower Sorbian

2 entries

kósćeńc noun (system that provides support to an organism)
skelet noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Skelett noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Macedonian

1 entries

ске́лет noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Malay

1 entries

rangka noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Malayalam

4 entries

അസ്തിവാരം noun (central core of something)
അസ്തിവാരം noun (frame that provides support to a building)
അസ്ഥികൂടം noun (system that provides support to an organism)
അസ്ഥികൂടം noun (very thin person)

Maltese

1 entries

skeletru noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Mongolian

4 entries

араг яс noun (system that provides support to an organism)
ноорог noun (system that provides support to an organism)
хэлхээ яс noun (system that provides support to an organism)
өврийн чарга noun (type of tobogganing)

Māori

3 entries

kōhiwihiwi noun (system that provides support to an organism)
kōhī noun (system that provides support to an organism)
tuahiwi noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Nahuatl

1 entries

miquiztetl noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Norman

2 entries

stchelette noun (system that provides support to an organism)
stchélatte noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries

hestiyepeyker noun (system that provides support to an organism)
kakût noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

skjelett noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

beingrind noun (system that provides support to an organism)
skjelett noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Occitan

4 entries

escarcèla noun (system that provides support to an organism)
esqueleta noun (system that provides support to an organism)
esquelèt noun (system that provides support to an organism)
ossamenta noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries

اسكلت noun (system that provides support to an organism)
قدید noun (system that provides support to an organism)
قورو noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Pannonian Rusyn

2 entries

косцанїк noun (system that provides support to an organism)
скелет noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Pashto

4 entries

اسکلېت noun (system that provides support to an organism)
هډ مډ noun (system that provides support to an organism)
هډ ګوډ noun (system that provides support to an organism)
هډتړ noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Persian

2 entries

اسکلت noun (very thin person)
اسکلت noun (frame that provides support to a building)

Picard

1 entries

esquelette noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Piedmontese

1 entries

schèletro noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Polish

4 entries

chudzielec noun (very thin person)
kościec noun (system that provides support to an organism)
kościej noun (representation of a skeleton)
kościotrup noun (representation of a skeleton)

Portuguese

4 entries

esqueleto noun (system that provides support to an organism)
esqueleto noun (very thin person)
esqueleto noun (frame that provides support to a building)
estrutura noun (frame that provides support to a building)

Punjabi

1 entries

ਪਿੰਜਰ noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Quechua

2 entries

karka noun (system that provides support to an organism)
saqru noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Romanian

1 entries

schelet noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Romansch

1 entries

skelet noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Russian

4 entries

карка́с noun (frame that provides support to a building)
ко́жа да ко́сти noun (very thin person)
костя́к noun (frame that provides support to a building)
о́стов noun (frame that provides support to a building)

Sanskrit

1 entries

कङ्काल noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Sardinian

1 entries

ossamentu noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Scots

1 entries

skelet noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

cnàimhneach noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

kȍstūr noun (system that provides support to an organism)
okostje noun (system that provides support to an organism)
skèlet noun (system that provides support to an organism)
ко̏стӯр noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Slovak

1 entries

kostra noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Slovene

2 entries

okostje noun (system that provides support to an organism)
skelet noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Somali

1 entries

qalfoof noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Southern Ohlone

1 entries

morkinis noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Spanish

4 entries

esqueleto noun (system that provides support to an organism)
esqueleto noun (very thin person)
estructura noun (frame that provides support to a building)
osamenta noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Svan

1 entries

ჩო̈ნჩხ noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Swahili

1 entries

kiunzi cha mifupa class 12/13 noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Swedish

4 entries

benrangel noun (system that provides support to an organism)
benstomme noun (system that provides support to an organism)
skeleton noun (type of tobogganing)
skelett noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Tagalog

1 entries

kalansay noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Tajik

2 entries

скелет noun (system that provides support to an organism)
устухонбандӣ noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Tamil

4 entries

அடித்தளம் noun (frame that provides support to a building)
எலும்பன் noun (very thin person)
எலும்புக்கூடு noun (system that provides support to an organism)
எலும்புக்கூடு noun (representation of a skeleton)

Tatar

1 entries

скелет noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Telugu

1 entries

అస్థి పంజరం noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Thai

2 entries

กีฬาสเกเลตัน noun (type of tobogganing)
โครงกระดูก noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Tibetan

4 entries

ཀེང་རུས noun (system that provides support to an organism)
གིང noun (representation of a skeleton)
གིང་ཀ་ར noun (representation of a skeleton)
གིང་ཕོ noun (representation of a skeleton)

Tigrinya

1 entries

ኣስከረን noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Tocharian B

1 entries

kwrāṣe noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Tunisian Arabic

1 entries

هيكل العظم noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Turkish

3 entries

iskelet noun (system that provides support to an organism)
iskelet noun (very thin person)
skeleton noun (type of tobogganing)

Turkmen

2 entries

gaňňyl noun (system that provides support to an organism)
skelet noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Tuvan

2 entries

мөчү сөөк noun (system that provides support to an organism)
скелет noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Ukrainian

1 entries

скеле́т noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Upper Sorbian

2 entries

kosćowc noun (system that provides support to an organism)
skelet noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Urdu

2 entries

اُسْتُخوان بَنْدی noun (system that provides support to an organism)
کَن٘کال noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Uyghur

2 entries

ئىسكېلېت noun (system that provides support to an organism)
ئۇستىخان noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Uzbek

1 entries

skelet noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Vietnamese

1 entries

bộ xương noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Volapük

1 entries

bomem noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Võro

1 entries

luuvärk noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Walloon

1 entries

skèlète noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Welsh

2 entries

sgerbwd noun (system that provides support to an organism)
ysgerbwd noun (system that provides support to an organism)

West-Frisian

2 entries

bonkerak noun (system that provides support to an organism)
skelet noun (system that provides support to an organism)

White Hmong

1 entries

pob txha noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Yakut

1 entries

дьардьама noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Yiddish

1 entries

סקעלעט noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Zulu

1 entries

ugobhozi class 11/10 noun (system that provides support to an organism)

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

There is a skeleton in every closet.

Source: tatoeba (36672)

Tom Skeleton was shaking and trembling in every limb.

Source: tatoeba (37428)

Every family has a skeleton in the closet.

Source: tatoeba (37541)

The poor old man was reduced to just a skeleton.

Source: tatoeba (44292)

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Skeleton

Synonyms for "skeleton" (199 found)

Closest matches (40)

Strong matches (60)

Related words (99)

Related word relations

More general

Antonyms

Synonyms

Related terms

at location

coordinate

derived

has context

holonym

is a

made of

meronym

part of

receives action

related to

used for

Translations

Abkhaz

Afrikaans

Albanian

Amharic

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Aragonese

Armenian

Assamese

Asturian

Azerbaijani

Bambara

Bashkir

Basque

Belarusian

Bengali

Breton

Bulgarian

Burmese

Catalan

Chinese Mandarin

Cornish

Corsican

Crimean Tatar

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Emilian

Esperanto

Estonian

Faroese

Finnish

French

Friulian

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Gujarati

Haitian Creole

Hawaiian

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Ido

Indonesian

Ingrian

Interlingua

Iranian Persian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Kannada

Kapampangan

Kazakh

Khiamniungan Naga