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SKELETON

Definition:

[noun] something reduced to its minimal form; "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"; "the bare skeleton of a novel"
[noun] a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"
Synonyms: in the closet, in the cupboard
[noun] the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
Synonyms: skeletal system, frame, systema skeletale
[noun] the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"
Synonyms: skeletal frame, frame, underframe