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Skeletons is the plural of skeleton—the internal framework of bones supporting a vertebrate body, or any analogous structure: The museum displayed dinosaur skeletons.
A skeleton crew is the minimum number of people needed to operate something.
A skeleton in the closet is a shameful secret someone keeps hidden.
Skeletal means resembling or relating to a skeleton, often implying extreme thinness.
Rigid internal support structure
- skullHead's bone casing
- ribcageBony chest enclosure
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
cranium · femur · tibia · fibula · clavicle · scapula · pelvis · sternum
October 31st festival
- hauntedOccupied by ghosts
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
- creepyDisturbingly strange
skull-and-crossbones · dancing · rattling · closet · graveyard · pirate · decoration · costume
Preserved ancient organism traces
- excavationAct of unearthing
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- digUnearth by shoveling
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
catacombs · ossuary · crypts · mummies · remains · relics · preservation · ancient
bones
Rigid internal support structure
vertebrae · cranium · femur · tibia · fibula · clavicle · scapula · pelvis · sternum · ribs
Halloween
October 31st festival
creepy · skull-and-crossbones · dancing · rattling · closet · graveyard · pirate · decoration · costume · spooky
fossils
Preserved ancient organism traces
- excavationAct of unearthing
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- digUnearth by shoveling
tomb · catacombs · ossuary · crypts · mummies · remains · relics · preservation · ancient · discovery
structure
Arrangement of interconnected parts
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- frameSupporting outer structure
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
chassis · armature · backbone · underpinning · support · outline · shell · hull · wireframe · framing
closet
Built-in storage chamber
buried · concealed · exposed · revelation · past · confession · cover-up · secret · dark · unspoken
- Seasonal Motifsautumn, fall, spring flowers, springtime, summer
- haunted attractionshaunted house, jump scare, haunted maze, jump scares, strobe light
- natural history museumfossils, dinosaurs, specimens, taxidermy, gemstones
- natural history museumsdioramas, taxidermy, specimens, exhibits, displays
- undeadzombie, vampire, ghost, lich, ghoul
- PompeiiPompeii, Vesuvius, Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum, eruption
- 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
skeleton, exoskeleton, endoskeleton, skeletonize, skeletonized, skeletonizing