Background
Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
Skeleton and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Skeleton" instead a noun "Background".
Skeleton
Skeleton noun - The arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form.
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Synonyms for Skeleton
Background and skeleton are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Skeleton".
Nearby Words: skeletal, skeletonized
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Both words in one sentence
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His stage's background might apply as well: it's a galley full of skeleton rowers.
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It doesn't help that there's creepy music and a creepy skeleton in the background.
Source: Video Game / Age Of Empires I -
It doesn't help that in the first Age of Empires there's creepy music and a creepy knight skeleton in the background.
Source: Video Game / Age of Empires
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