skeleton
noun
[ ˈskɛlɪt(ə)n ]
• an internal or external framework of bone, cartilage, or other rigid material supporting or containing the body of an animal or plant.
• "the human skeleton"
• the supporting framework, basic structure, or essential part of something.
• "the concrete skeleton of an unfinished building"
Similar:
framework,
basic structure,
frame,
shell,
chassis,
outline,
draft,
abstract,
plan,
blueprint,
main points,
bones,
bare bones,
sketch,
rough draft,
• a small toboggan for one person, ridden head first while lying in a prone position.
• "the skeleton's runners make a terrifying rumbling sound as they slide down the ice"
Origin:
late 16th century: modern Latin, from Greek, neuter of skeletos ‘dried up’, from skellein ‘dry up’.
