noun
    
    plural -tons
    
    [count] the structure of bones that supports the body of a person or animal
    
    
    
    a set or model of all the bones in the body of a person
    
    
    
    a very thin person or animal
    
    
    
    the frame of a building
    
    
    
    a basic outline of a plan, piece of writing, etc.
    
    
    
    
    
    skeletons in the/your closet
    
    or Brit skeletons in the/your cupboard
    
    informal :something bad or embarrassing that happened in your past and that is kept secret
    
    
    
    adjective
    
    having the smallest possible number of people who can get a job done