Brief
Skeleton
Skeleton noun - The arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form.
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Synonyms for Skeleton
Brief and skeleton are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brief" instead a noun "Skeleton".
Nearby Words: skeletal, skeletonized
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- His father is dead; his skeleton is found by the group in the second episode (which causes Kamina a brief Heroic B.S.O.D.).
- Fan Disservice: The brief striptease scene quickly becomes this when the stripper's shadow shows her removing her flesh as well as her clothes and becoming a skeleton.
Source: Film / The Monster Club -
The Return of the Living Dead features a brief but memorable (and inexplicable) scene where a reanimated skeleton rises from a grave.
Source: Dem Bones
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