skeletal muscle
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~ a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
skeletal frame
— Noun
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~ the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"
skeleton
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~ the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
skeleton
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~ something reduced to its minimal form; "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"; "the bare skeleton of a novel"
skeleton
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~ a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"
skeleton key
— Noun
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~ a passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks
skeleton
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~ the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"
skeleton shrimp
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~ small amphipod crustacean having a grotesque form suggestive of the praying mantis; found chiefly on seaweed
skeleton fork fern
— Noun
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~ pantropical epiphytic or terrestrial whisk fern with usually dull yellow branches and minute leaves; America; Japan; Australia