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Another word for skeleton

Noun

  1. A preliminary plan or version, as of a written work

    2. See also:

    words

    planned

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Another word for skeleton

Noun

  1. Bony structure

    2. See also:

    bone

  2. Framework

    3. See also:

    plan

    frame

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Sentence Examples

  • If there was a real skeleton, there was a real crime.

  • It certainly does nothing to make the skeleton look more realistic.

  • He rose to leave and then added, Whatever the age of that skeleton, the facts still remain that someone swapped the bones, someone stole the finger and 'metalman29' was offering an inflated price for the mine.

  • She described the skeleton as gross, with dead stuff clinging to some of the bones.

  • It was a skeleton, but it wasn't any good.

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