skeleton
/ˈskelɪtn/noun
उच्चारण स्केलिटन
कंकाल; ढाँचा
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the structure of bones that supports the body of a person or an animal; the main structure that supports a building; the most important parts of something
कंकाल; ढाँचा
- skeleton staff
- A whale skeleton hangs from the museum ceiling.
- The biology lab has a human skeleton hanging in the corner.
+ 2 more examples
- Only a skeleton of the old ship was left on the beach.
- A skeleton crew kept the factory running during the holidays.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
skeleton: countable noun
A skeleton is the frame of bones. The plural is skeletons, and it is countable.
'Skeleton' हड्डियों का ढाँचा है। इसका plural 'skeletons' है और यह countable है।
- The museum displays a dinosaur skeleton.
- Students studied the human skeleton in biology.
skeleton of sth / the skeleton of a plan
Figuratively, the skeleton of something is its basic structure without detail. Use of for what it belongs to.
लाक्षणिक रूप से किसी चीज़ का 'skeleton' उसका बिना विवरण का मूल ढाँचा है।
- The skeleton of the essay was ready by noon.
- They had only a skeleton of a plan.
skeleton staff / service / crew
As an adjective, skeleton means the smallest number of people needed to keep something running.
Adjective के रूप में 'skeleton' का अर्थ किसी काम को चलाने के लिए ज़रूरी न्यूनतम लोग हैं।
- A skeleton staff worked on Sundays.
- Only a skeleton service ran during the strike.
skeleton in the cupboard
This British idiom means a shameful secret that a person or family hides. The American version is skeleton in the closet.
यह British मुहावरा किसी व्यक्ति या परिवार के छिपाए हुए शर्मनाक रहस्य के लिए है।
- Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.
+Collocations 4
adjective + skeleton
humanfossilisedcompletebaresteel
- The archaeologists found a complete skeleton.
verb + skeleton
unearthassembleexaminedrawsupport
- Scientists assembled the skeleton in the laboratory.
skeleton + noun
staffkeycrewserviceoutline
- A skeleton crew kept the factory running.
noun + skeleton
fishdinosaurbirdbuildingship
- The iron skeleton of the bridge was visible.
“More examples 7
- The doctor pointed to a bone in the skeleton on the wall chart.
डॉक्टर ने दीवार के चार्ट में कंकाल की एक हड्डी की ओर इशारा किया।
- Radhika drew the outline, or skeleton, of her essay before writing.
राधिका ने लिखने से पहले अपने निबंध की रूपरेखा बनाई।
- The old building was reduced to a burnt skeleton after the fire.
आग के बाद पुरानी इमारत जली हुई ढाँचा मात्र रह गई।
- Only a skeleton staff was present on the holiday.
छुट्टी के दिन केवल न्यूनतम कर्मचारी उपस्थित थे।
- The farmer found an animal skeleton in the dry well.
किसान को सूखे कुएँ में एक जानवर का कंकाल मिला।
- The skeleton of the new bridge was complete before the rains.
नए पुल का ढाँचा बरसात से पहले तैयार हो गया था।
- Radhika's notes were only a skeleton, and she added details later.
राधिका के notes केवल रूपरेखा थे, और बाद में उसने विवरण जोड़े।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The skeleton of the human body have 206 bones.
✓ The skeleton of the human body has 206 bones.
The subject is singular skeleton, so the verb is has.
Subject singular 'skeleton' है, इसलिए verb 'has' आएगी।
¶Idioms 1
a skeleton in the cupboard
a secret about sth embarrassing or unpleasant that happened in your past
छिपा हुआ शर्मनाक राज़, परिवार का गुप्त कलंक
- Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.
- The journalist discovered a skeleton in the minister's cupboard.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A skeleton in the cupboard (a shameful secret), skeleton staff (the minimum number of workers); science: an adult human skeleton has 206 bones.
Idioms: a skeleton in the cupboard (शर्मनाक राज़), skeleton staff (न्यूनतम कर्मचारी); विज्ञान में वयस्क मानव कंकाल में 206 हड्डियाँ होती हैं।