Scrabble?! SKELETON

Definitions of SKELETON in various dictionaries:

noun - something reduced to its minimal form

noun - a scandal that is kept secret

noun - the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

noun - the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape

The internal structure composed of bone and cartilage that protects and supports the soft organs, tissues, and other parts of a vertebrate organism; endoskeleton.

The hard external supporting and protecting structure in many invertebrates, such as mollusks and crustaceans, and certain vertebrates, such as turtles; exoskeleton.

A supporting structure or framework, as of a building.

An outline or a sketch.

Something reduced to its basic or minimal parts.

One that is very thin or emaciated.

Of, relating to, or resembling a skeleton.

Reduced to the basic or minimal parts or members: a skeleton crew.

Of or relating to a set of incomplete instructions intended to be completed by a specialized program.

adj - the supporting or protective framework of a human or animal body [n -S] : SKELETAL