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skeleton

noun as in structure of bones in animate being or supports in an object

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Parts of a skeleton found on Nikumaroro in 1940 were initially thought to have been hers, but doctors at the time decided they belonged to a male body.

From BBC

Such frames are made up of horizontal beams and vertical columns, and feature a largely rectangular skeleton.

“Megadoc” is not exactly a skeleton key for understanding “Megalopolis,” but it is useful and insightful, full of scenes of conflict followed by resolution, understanding emerging from confusion.

"I think we're right on the precipice of seeing all of those skeletons start to come to surface," she said, though it was not clear if she was referring specifically to Prince Andrew.

From BBC

It was if I’d got X-rays in my eyes and could see the skeletons walking.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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