human skeleton

US: /ˈhjuːmən ˈskɛlɪtən/

Definition

Definition of human skeleton - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

Rare

framework of all bones that supports and shapes a person’s body

Rare

The human skeleton protects vital organs like the heart and lungs.

education

Rare

artificial model showing all the bones of a person’s body

Rare

The teacher pointed to the human skeleton to explain the rib cage.

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Expressions with human

human billboard

person paid to wear advertisements

He worked as a human billboard to earn extra money.

human shield

people used to divert attention from accusations

The politician used his staff as a human shield.

human touch

ability to interact warmly with others

Her human touch made everyone feel welcome.

only human

adj.

having human flaws or making mistakes

Don't be too hard on him; he's only human.

that's only human

exp.

natural for people to make mistakes or feel emotions

Don't worry about the error, that's only human.

err is human

exp.

express that making mistakes is normal for people

Remember, err is human, so don't be too hard on yourself.

Expressions with skeleton

skeleton in the closet

embarrassing or shameful secret from someone's past

He has a skeleton in the closet he never talks about.

skeleton crew

minimum staff needed to keep operations running

During the holiday, the office operated with a skeleton crew.

family skeleton

closely guarded family secret or scandal

Every family has a family skeleton hidden away.

reduce to a skeleton

simplify something to its most basic form

They reduced the business plan to a skeleton.

skeleton service

basic operations maintained during holidays or off-hours

The company runs a skeleton service over the Christmas period.

skeleton staff

minimum employees needed to run a business

During the holiday, the company operated with a skeleton staff.

walking skeleton

person who is extremely thin and looks unhealthy

After his illness, he became a walking skeleton.

skeleton at the feast

person or thing that brings gloom

His negative comments were the skeleton at the feast.

living skeleton

person so thin that bones are very visible

After his illness, he looked like a living skeleton.

skeleton-like

adj.

looking very thin and bony

The old tree looked skeleton-like in the winter.

Examples of human skeleton in a sentence

Anthropologists examined the human skeleton to estimate the person’s age.
She dusted the plastic human skeleton before class.
A human skeleton stood in the corner of the anatomy lab.

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French:squelette humain, squelette anatomique, ...
German:menschliches Skelett, Skelettmodell, ...
Italian:scheletro umano, modello di scheletro umano, ...
Spanish:esqueleto humano, modelo de esqueleto humano, ...
Portuguese:esqueleto humano, modelo de esqueleto humano, ...
Chinese:人体骨骼, 人体骨骼模型, ...
Japanese:人体骨格, 人体骨格標本, ...
Arabic:الهَيكل العَظميّ الإِنسانيّ, الهَيْكَل العَظْمِي البَشَرِي, ...
Hebrew:שֶלֶד אָדָם, שֶלֶד אֱנוֹשִׁי, ...
Russian:скелет человека, учебный скелет человека, ...
Ukrainian:скелет людини, анатомічний скелет людини, ...
Hindi:मानव कंकाल, मानव कंकाल का मॉडल, ...
Bengali:মানব কঙ্কাল, মানব কঙ্কালের মডেল, ...
Catalan:esquelet humà, maniquí d'esquelet humà, ...
Czech:lidská kostra, anatomický model lidské kostry, ...
Danish:menneskeskelet, skelet, ...
Dutch:menselijk skelet, skeletmodel, ...
Greek:ανθρώπινος σκελετός, ομοίωμα ανθρώπινου σκελετού, ...
Hungarian:emberi csontváz, csontvázmodell, ...
Khmer:គ្រោងឆ្អឹងមនុស្ស, គំរូគ្រោងឆ្អឹងមនុស្ស, ...
Korean:인체 골격, 인체 골격 모형, ...
Persian:اسکلت انسان, اسکلت انسان مصنوعی, ...
Polish:szkielet człowieka, model szkieletu człowieka, ...
Portuguese (BR):esqueleto humano, modelo de esqueleto humano, ...
Romanian:schelet uman, machetă de schelet uman, ...
Swedish:människoskelett, skelettmodell, ...
Thai:โครงกระดูกมนุษย์, โครงกระดูกมนุษย์จำลอง, ...
Turkish:insan iskeleti, insan iskelet modeli, ...
Vietnamese:bộ xương người, mô hình xương người, ...

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