English word skell comes from English skeleton
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| skeleton | English (eng) | (anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.. (architecture) A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.. (computing) A client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub.. (figuratively) A very thin person.. (figuratively) The central core of something that [...] |
| skell | English (eng) | (slang) To fall off or fall over (slang, US, New York) (informal police jargon) A male suspicious person or crime suspect, especially a street person such as a drug dealer, pimp or panhandler. (Compare scumbag.) Popularized on the American TV police drama NYPD Blue.. (slang, US, New York) a homeless person, especially one who sleeps in the New York subway. |