skeleton
skeleton
nounDefinition of SKELETON
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form <Native Americans covered the skeletons of their wigwams with bark, rush mats, or hides>
Synonyms architecture, armature, cadre, configuration, edifice, fabric, framework, framing, infrastructure, shell, skeleton, structure
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