skellington
/ˈskɛlɪŋtən/
skellington noun: a skeleton.
Noun
skellington (plural skellingtons)
- A skeleton.
- But it were talked on as 'ow 'ee found old Nobes and 'is missus' skellingtons a-sittin' bolt upright in them two chairs, but I doan't know so much 'bout that...1882, John Devenish Hoppus, Riverside papers
- Mary led the way, muttering as she went, "I thought this was a decent house, but lawks! there's a skellington in every cupboard."1902, Railway Mission, Railway signal: or, Lights along the line, London
Examples of skellington in a sentence
- "You could have at least said it was a nice dream," this dreary skellington nudged at her with its dry bones.1980 August 16, Andrea Loewenstein, “Random Lust”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 5, page 19:
- "They were pictures of skellingtons." "Skeletons," I corrected her without thinking.2004, Faith Richardson, Fay Lapka Richardson, Dark Is a Color:
Forms of skellington
| plural | skellingtons |
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Questions about skellington
- What does skellington mean?
- Skellington means a skeleton.
- How do you use skellington in a sentence?
- "You could have at least said it was a nice dream," this dreary skellington nudged at her with its dry bones.
- What part of speech is skellington?
- Skellington is a noun.
- How do you pronounce skellington?
- Skellington is pronounced /ˈskɛlɪŋtən/.
- What is the plural of skellington?
- The plural of skellington is skellingtons.
Words near skellington in the dictionary
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