Bulk and Skeleton

Bulk

Bulk noun - The largest part or quantity of something.

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

Nearby Words: bulky, bulked, bulking

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

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

Nearby Words: skeletal, skeletonized

full	full bulk	full skeleton
typical	typical bulk	typical skeleton
original	original bulk	original skeleton
real	real bulk	real skeleton
Other adjectives: massive, large, huge, weak, new, gigantic, giant, rotting.

The Skeleton Dance: Animated the bulk of the short, save for the skeleton xylophone gag, which was done by Les Clark.

Source: Creator / Ub Iwerks
The Dungeons & Dragons episode "Quest of the Skeleton Warrior" was one of these; the bulk of the episode was devoted to exploring the kids' fears to the point where the Skeleton Warrior himself pretty much got demoted to a walk-on.

Source: "What Do They Fear?" Episode
The bulk of the cartoon was animated by Ub Iwerks, with one part (with a Skeleton playing a rib-bone xylophone) animated by Les Clark.

Source: Western Animation / Silly Symphonies

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