1. (noun) a scandal that is kept secret

• skeleton in the closet
• skeleton in the cupboard

2. (noun) the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

• frame
• skeletal system
• systema skeletale

3. (noun) the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape

• frame
• skeletal frame
• underframe

1. (noun) the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

• endoskeleton
• exoskeleton

2. (noun) the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape

• chassis
• hoop

1. (noun) something reduced to its minimal form

• lower limit
• minimum

2. (noun) a scandal that is kept secret

• outrage
• scandal

3. (noun) the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

• system

4. (noun) the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape

• supporting structure

1. (noun) the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

• skeletal