skeleton
/ˈskelɪtən/ nounTranslation
› [C] the structure made of all the bones in the body of a person or animal
iskelet
the skeleton of a dog535507 a skeleton crew/staff/service › the smallest number of people that you need to keep an organization working
çekirdek kadro; bir işyerinin bel kemiğini oluşturan personel
The Red Cross has withdrawn all but a skeleton staff from the country.2451have a skeleton in the cupboard UK ( US have a skeleton in the closet) › to have an embarrassing or unpleasant secret about something that happened in the past
utanç veren bir sırrı olmak
Most people have a few skeletons in the cupboard.1985(Definition of skeleton noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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