squelette — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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

squelette is used for these senses in English:

• shell An emaciated person.
• skeleton (figuratively) The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure.

shell — full definition

1. noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
2. noun An explosive projectile fired from artillery.
3. noun The outer frame or structure of something, especially when unfinished or empty inside.
4. noun A computer program that provides a command-line interface for interacting with an operating system.
5. verb To remove the outer covering from something, such as a nut or pea.

skeleton — full definition

1. noun The framework of bones supporting a human or animal body.
2. noun The basic framework or outline of something, before it is filled in with detail.
3. noun A winter sport in which the athlete lies face-down on a small sled and speeds head-first down an icy track.

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