Base and Skeleton

Base

Base noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

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Skeleton and base are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Skeleton" instead a noun "Base".

Nearby Words: basic, basal, based, baseline, baseball

Skeleton noun - The arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form.

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Base and skeleton are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Base" instead a noun "Skeleton".

Nearby Words: skeletal, skeletonized

human	human base	human skeleton
old	old base	old skeleton
female	female base	female skeleton
full	full base	full skeleton
Other adjectives: complete, certain, original, friendly, single, small, actual, entire, real, massive, large, huge, black, new, giant, floating.

Most of the newer figures are built around a highly articulated base-skeleton with armor panels and many accessories attaching via ball-joints, pegs or clips (instead of the usual pins and rods).

Source: Retool
On arriving at the Alkali Lake base, Logan finds himself retracing his steps, finding the very lab he received his adamantium skeleton from, flashing back to the events all the while.

Source: Amnesiac Resonance
Stealth Pun: Although Gaikotts goes through several design changes over the course of the series, its base form always serves as the skeleton for the changes.

Source: Anime / Time Bokan

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