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skeleton

noun
  1. the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
    “the building has a steel skeleton”
    frame
  2. the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
    frame
  3. a scandal that is kept secret
    “there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet”
    skeleton in the closetskeleton in the cupboard
  4. something reduced to its minimal form
    “the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self”