kostra — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chassis noun The supporting frame of a vehicle, onto which the body, engine, and wheels are mounted.
- framework noun A basic supporting structure that gives shape to a building or object.
- shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
- skeleton noun The framework of bones supporting a human or animal body.
Senses
kostra is used for these senses in English:
- chassis A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer.
- framework (literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
- shell (architecture) Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.
- shell An emaciated person.
- skeleton (figuratively) A very thin person.
chassis — full definition
- noun The supporting frame of a vehicle, onto which the body, engine, and wheels are mounted.
- noun A frame or casing that holds electrical or mechanical components.
framework — full definition
- noun A basic supporting structure that gives shape to a building or object.
- noun A set of basic ideas, rules, or guidelines used to plan or analyze something.