Hyphenation of Skeleton

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Skeleton? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Skele-ton

Definitions of Skeleton:

1.	Something reduced to its minimal form The battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self The bare skeleton of a novel
2.	A scandal that is kept secret There must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet
3.	The hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
4.	The internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape The building has a steel skeleton

Synonyms of Skeleton:

noun	minimum, lower limit
noun	skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard, scandal, outrage
noun	skeletal system, frame, systema skeletale, system
noun	skeletal frame, frame, underframe, supporting structure

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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