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skeleton crew
The bare minimum amount of employees necessary to keep an office, business, service, etc., running at a basic level. We can't have a restaurant that is completely closed during the slow season, so we keep a skeleton crew on board to serve the few customers who decide to come in. The rigs will have a skeleton crew keeping them running until the company finishes handing over its business to the new owners.
crew cut
A closely cropped haircut, usually for a male, as in The boys all think crew cuts are cooler in summer. This term presumably originated in the navy ( crew referring to a ship's crew), where such a haircut was mandatory. [c. 1940]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Sindri | | - | Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic |
Zavier | | ZAY-vee-ər, ZAYV-yər | English (Modern) |
Quintinus | | - | Ancient Roman |
Urd | | - | Norse Mythology |
Gottlieb | | GAWT-leep | German |
Alfredo | | ahl-FRE-do (Italian), ahl-FRE-dho (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |