English-Thai Dictionary

skeleton

N คน ผอมแห้ง  ผู้ ที่ ผอมโซ  kon-pom-hang

 

skeleton

N โครงกระดูก  โครง ตึก  โครงสร้าง  skeletal frame exoskeleton krong-kra-duk

 

skeleton

N โครงสร้าง  โครง ตึก  โครงร่าง  draft design outline krong-sang

 

skeleton in the closet

IDM ความลับ ที่ น่า ตกใจ  kwam-lab-ti-na-tok-jai

 

skeletonize

VT ทำ โครงร่าง  ร่าง  tam-krong-rang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SKELETON

n.[L. calleo, callus. ] 1. The bones of an animal body, separated from the flesh and retained in their natural position or connections. When the bones are connected by the natural ligaments, it is called a natural skeleton; when by wires, or any foreign substance, an artificial skeleton.
2. The compages, general structure or frame of any thing; the principal parts that support the rest, but without the appendages.
3. A very thin or lean person.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SKELETON

Skel "e *ton, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr.

 

1. (Anat. ) (a ) The bony and cartilaginous framework which supports the soft parts of a vertebrate animal.

 

Note: [See Illust. of the Human Skeleton, in Appendix. ] (b ) The more or less firm or hardened framework of an invertebrate animal.

 

Note: In a wider sense, the skeleton includes the whole connective- tissue framework with the integument and its appendages. See Endoskeleton, and Exoskeleton.

 

2. Hence, figuratively: (a ) A very thin or lean person. (b ) The framework of anything; the principal parts that support the rest, but without the appendages.The great skeleton of the world. Sir M. Hale.

 

(c ) The heads and outline of a literary production, especially of a sermon.

 

SKELETON

SKELETON Skel "e *ton, a.

 

Defn: Consisting of, or resembling, a skeleton; consisting merely of the framework or outlines; having only certain leading features of anything; as, a skeleton sermon; a skeleton crystal. Skeleton bill, a bill or draft made out in blank as to the amount or payee, but signed by the acceptor. [Eng. ] -- Skeleton key, a key with nearly the whole substance of the web filed away, to adapt it to avoid the wards of a lock; a master key; -- used for opening locks to which it has not been especially fitted. -- Skeleton leaf, a leaf from which the pulpy part has been removed by chemical means, the fibrous part alone remaining. -- Skeleton proof, a proof of a print or engraving, with the inscription outlined in hair strokes only, such proofs being taken before the engraving is finished. -- Skeleton regiment, a regiment which has its complement of officers, but in which there are few enlisted men. -- Skeleton shrimp (Zoöl.), a small crustacean of the genus Caprella. See Illust. under Læmodipoda.

 

SKELETONIZE

Skel "e *ton *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skeletonized; p. pr. & vb. n.Skeletonizing.]

 

Defn: To prepare a skeleton of; also, to reduce, as a leaf, to its skeleton. Pop. Sci. Monthly.

 

SKELETONIZER

SKELETONIZER Skel "e *ton *i `zer, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any small moth whose larva eats the parenchyma of leaves, leaving the skeleton; as, the apple-leaf skeletonizer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

skeleton

skel e ton |ˈskelitn ˈskɛlətn | ▶noun an internal or external framework of bone, cartilage, or other rigid material supporting or containing the body of an animal or plant. • used in exaggerated reference to a very thin or emaciated person or animal: she was no more than a skeleton at the end. • the remaining part of something after its life or usefulness is gone: the chapel was stripped to a skeleton of its former self. • the supporting framework, basic structure, or essential part of something: the concrete skeleton of an unfinished building | the skeleton of a report. • [ as modifier ] denoting the essential or minimum number of people, things, or parts necessary for something: there was only a skeleton staff on duty. PHRASES skeleton in the closet a discreditable or embarrassing fact that someone wishes to keep secret. DERIVATIVES skel e ton ize |-ˌīz |verb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek, neuter of skeletos ‘dried up, ’ from skellein ‘dry up. ’

 

Skeleton Coast

Skel e ton Coast an arid coastal area in Namibia. Comprised of the northern part of the Namib desert, it extends from Walvis Bay in the south to the border with Angola.

 

skeleton key

skel e ton key |ˈskɛlətn ki | ▶noun a key designed to fit many locks by having the interior of the bit hollowed.

 

Oxford Dictionary

skeleton

skel |eton |ˈskɛlɪt (ə )n | ▶noun 1 an internal or external framework of bone, cartilage, or other rigid material supporting or containing the body of an animal or plant. • used in reference to a very thin or emaciated person or animal: she was no more than a skeleton at the end. • the remaining part of something after its life or usefulness is gone: the chapel was stripped to a skeleton of its former self. 2 the supporting framework, basic structure, or essential part of something: the concrete skeleton of an unfinished building | the skeleton of a report. • [ as modifier ] denoting the essential or minimum number of people, things, or parts necessary for something: there was only a skeleton staff on duty. PHRASES skeleton in the cupboard (N. Amer. skeleton in the closet ) a discreditable or embarrassing fact that someone wishes to keep secret. DERIVATIVES skeletonize (also skeletonise ) verb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek, neuter of skeletos ‘dried up ’, from skellein ‘dry up ’.

 

Skeleton Coast

Skeleton Coast an arid coastal area in Namibia. Comprising the northern part of the Namib desert, it extends from Walvis Bay in the south to the border with Angola.

 

skeleton key

skel |eton key ▶noun a key designed to fit many locks by having the interior of the bit hollowed.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

skeleton

skeleton noun 1 the human skeleton: bones. 2 she was no more than a skeleton: skin and bone; informal bag of bones. 3 a concrete skeleton: framework, frame, shell. 4 the skeleton of a report: outline, (rough ) draft, abstract, (bare ) bones. ▶adjective a skeleton staff: minimum, minimal, basic; essential.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

skeleton

skeleton noun 1 she was no more than a skeleton at the end: skin and bone, stick, scrag; informal bag of bones; Scottish informal skinnymalinks; archaic starveling. 2 the concrete skeleton of an unfinished building: framework, basic structure, frame, shell; chassis. 3 the skeleton of a report: outline, draft, abstract, plan, blueprint; main points, bones, bare bones; sketch, rough draft. ▶adjective there was only a skeleton staff on duty: minimum, minimal, smallest possible, basic, reduced; essential. WORD LINKS skeleton osteology study of the skeleton Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Duden Dictionary

Skeleton

Ske le ton Substantiv, maskulin Sport , der |ˈskɛlətn̩ …letɔn |der Skeleton; Genitiv: des Skeletons, Plural: die Skeletons englisch skeleton, eigentlich = Gerippe, Gestell < griechisch skeletón, Skelett niedriger Rennschlitten, den der Fahrer auf dem Bauch liegend lenkt

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

skeleton

skel e ton /skélɪt (ə )n /〖語源は 「乾いた物 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 (人 動物の )骨格 ; 骸 （がい ）骨 ; ｟くだけて ｠ひどくやせた人 [動物 ]▸ the dinosaur's skeleton 恐竜の骨格 ▸ be reduced to a skeleton (病気 心労などで )骸骨のようにやせる ▸ a living [walking ] skeleton 骨と皮ばかりにやせた人 2 重要部分 ; (船 建造物などの )骨組み (framework ); (焼け残りの建物などの )残骸 ; (植物の )組織 ▸ the skeleton of a modern legal system 近代法律制度の要 （かなめ ）▸ the skeleton of a building 建物の骨組み 3 (作品などの )概要 , 粗筋 ▸ the skeleton of the itinerary 旅程の概略 4 〖名詞 の前で; 形容詞的に 〗骨格の ; 骸骨のような ; 骨組みだけの , 概要の ; 最小限度の人数から成る , 基幹の ▸ a skeleton drawing [diagram ](建造物の )骨組み図 ▸ A skeleton crew stayed behind to help him .彼を助けるために最小限度の乗組員が残った a sk è leton in the cl ó set [｟英 ｠c ú pboard ]｟くだけて ｠(世間に知られては困る )家庭内の秘密, (隠しておくべき )恥ずかしい事実 .the sk è leton at the f é ast 座を白けさせるもの [人 ].～́ k è y マスターキー, 合かぎ .