skeletal
Stripped to structure
Skeletal describes what relates to or resembles a skeleton—the framework of bones supporting a body.
A skeletal figure is extremely thin, bones visible beneath the skin.
Skeletal also means reduced to essential structure: a skeletal outline, a skeletal staff.
The report provided only skeletal details of the plan.
Rigid internal support structure
- skullHead's bone casing
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
- ribcageBony chest enclosure
- pelvisBony basin at waist
femur · tibia · fibula · clavicle · sternum · mandible · radius · ulna
Lean from deprivation
- bonyThin, with protruding skeleton
- cadaverousResembling the deceased
- wastedUsed without good result
- haggardExhausted in appearance
thin · scrawny · drawn · pinched · starved · malnourished · undernourished · emaciation
Head's bone casing
- crossbonesIntersecting skeletal warning
- deathCessation of life
- HalloweenOctober 31st festival
- catacombsUnderground cemetery passages
ossuary · remains · crypt · graveyard · gothic · spooky · calavera · charnel
Lacking any covering
- strippedHad coverings removed
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- starkSevere and unadorned
rudimentary · basic · essential · unadorned · pared-down · outline · framework · shell
Underlying support system
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
- chassisStructural support base
- frameSupporting outer structure
infrastructure · support · girder · truss · backbone · underpinning · latticework · substructure
bones
Rigid internal support structure
pelvis · femur · tibia · fibula · clavicle · sternum · mandible · radius · ulna · patella
gaunt
Lean from deprivation
- bonyThin, with protruding skeleton
- cadaverousResembling the deceased
- wastedUsed without good result
haggard · thin · scrawny · drawn · pinched · starved · malnourished · undernourished · emaciation · hollowed
skull
Head's bone casing
- crossbonesIntersecting skeletal warning
- deathCessation of life
- HalloweenOctober 31st festival
catacombs · ossuary · remains · crypt · graveyard · gothic · spooky · calavera · charnel
bare
Lacking any covering
- strippedHad coverings removed
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
stark · rudimentary · basic · essential · unadorned · pared-down · outline · framework · shell · sketch
framework
Underlying support system
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
- chassisStructural support base
frame · infrastructure · support · girder · truss · backbone · underpinning · latticework · substructure
skeletalfleshed out
Made more complete
fleshed-out · comprehensive · detailed · elaborate · complete
- skeleton keyLock opener for many doors
- skeleton in the closetShameful hidden past
- skeleton crewMinimum workers needed
- skeleton in closetConcealed disgraceful past
- human skeletonBody's complete bone structure
- skeleton staffMinimum personnel needed
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