skeleton

In figuratively|lang=en terms the difference between skeleton and stray

is that skeleton is (figuratively) the central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure while stray is (figuratively) one who is lost, either literally or metaphorically.

As nouns the difference between skeleton and stray

is that skeleton is (anatomy) the system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals while stray is any domestic animal that has an enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray.

As verbs the difference between skeleton and stray

is that skeleton is (archaic) to reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize while stray is to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

As an adjective stray is

having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a stray horse or sheep.

As nouns the difference between skeleton and crew

is that skeleton is (anatomy) the system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals while crew is a group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, or airplane or crew can be (british|dialectal) a pen for livestock such as chickens or pigs or crew can be the manx shearwater.

As verbs the difference between skeleton and crew

is that skeleton is (archaic) to reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize while crew is to be a member of a vessel's crew or crew can be (british) (crow) to have made the characteristic sound of a rooster.

As nouns the difference between skeleton and witch

is that skeleton is (anatomy) the system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals while witch is a person who practices witchcraft; specifically: or witch can be a cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat and used as a taper.

As verbs the difference between skeleton and witch

is that skeleton is (archaic) to reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize while witch is (obsolete) to practise witchcraft.

As nouns the difference between corpse and skeleton

is that corpse is a dead body while skeleton is the system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.

As verbs the difference between corpse and skeleton

is that corpse is to lose control during a performance and laugh uncontrollably while skeleton is to reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize.

As nouns the difference between skeleton and hull

is that skeleton is the system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals while hull is the outer covering of a fruit or seed.

As verbs the difference between skeleton and hull

is that skeleton is to reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize while hull is to remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed.

As a proper noun Hull is

any of various cities in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States (see the Wikipedia article).

As nouns the difference between mummy and skeleton

is that mummy is a substance used in medicine, prepared from mummified flesh while skeleton is the system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.

As verbs the difference between mummy and skeleton

is that mummy is to mummify while skeleton is to reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize.

As a proper noun Mummy

is one's mother.

As nouns the difference between wood and skeleton

is that wood is the substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel while skeleton is the system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.

As verbs the difference between wood and skeleton

is that wood is to cover or plant with trees while skeleton is to reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize.

As an adjective wood

is made of or with wood.

As a proper noun Wood

is an English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood.

As nouns the difference between skeleton and skin

is that skeleton is (anatomy) the system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals while skin is (uncountable) the outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

As verbs the difference between skeleton and skin

is that skeleton is (archaic) to reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize while skin is to injure the skin of.

As nouns the difference between toboggan and skeleton

is that toboggan is a long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills while skeleton is the system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.

As verbs the difference between toboggan and skeleton

is that toboggan is to slide down a hill on a toboggan or other object while skeleton is to reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize.

As nouns the difference between skeleton and mammal

is that skeleton is (anatomy) the system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals while mammal is an animal of the class mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and feeding milk to its young.

As a verb skeleton

is (archaic) to reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize.