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σκελετός — meaning in English

skeletos

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English meaning

  • body noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
  • carcass noun The dead body of an animal.
  • frame noun A rigid structure that supports or surrounds something, such as a picture, window, or building.
  • framework noun A basic supporting structure that gives shape to a building or object.
  • skeleton noun The framework of bones supporting a human or animal body.

Senses

σκελετός is used for these senses in English:

  • carcass The framework of a structure, especially one not normally seen.
  • framework (figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.

body — full definition

  1. noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
  2. noun A dead human or animal; a corpse.
  3. noun The main or central part of something, as distinct from smaller attached parts.
  4. noun An organized group of people who share a purpose, such as a company, committee, or governing organization.
  5. verb Slang: to defeat someone decisively, or to insult or humiliate them badly.

carcass — full definition

  1. noun The dead body of an animal.
  2. noun The bare frame or shell of a structure, especially one not normally visible.

Related Greek words