skin and bones
skin and bones noun: a person or an animal that is emaciated or very thin, as from lack of nutrition.
Noun
skin and bones
- A person or an animal that is emaciated or very thin, as from lack of nutrition.
- Look at that starving dog; he's nothing more than skin and bones.
- "Eh, good evening, sir," she said to me, as she drew herself up to make the best of her own inflated bulky appearance, "come and sit down here and tell me how it fares with you; but, by my troth, you are nothing but skin and bones!"1881, P. Chr. Asbjörnsen [i.e., Peter Christen Asbjørnsen], translated by H. L. Brækstad, Round the Yule Log. Norwegian Folk and Fairy Tales, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, →OCLC...
skin and bones meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Thai
skin and bones in Tamil
- emaciated; very skinny
- எலும்பும்தோலுமாக elumpumtōlumāka
skin and bones in Tagalog
- emaciated; very skinny
- buto't balat
skin and bones in Thai
- emaciated; very skinny
- หนังหุ้มกระดูก
Forms of skin and bones
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Questions about skin and bones
- What does skin and bones mean?
- Skin and bones means a person or an animal that is emaciated or very thin, as from lack of nutrition.
- What is skin and bones in Tamil?
- Skin and bones in Tamil is எலும்பும்தோலுமாக (elumpumtōlumāka). See Skin and bones meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is skin and bones?
- Skin and bones is a noun.
Words near skin and bones in the dictionary
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