Bone definition
This tissue, composed essentially of living cells embedded in hard calcium compounds.
noun
A bonelike substance or part, as whalebone.
noun
To remove the bones from.
Bone a fish.
verb
Any of the separate parts of the hard connective tissue forming the skeleton of most full-grown vertebrate animals.
noun
The skeleton.
noun
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A thing made of bone or of bonelike material.
- A corset stay.
- (informal) Dice.
noun
To study hard and hurriedly, as in preparation for an examination; cram.
verb
The dense, semirigid, porous, calcified connective tissue forming the major portion of the skeleton of most vertebrates. It consists of a dense organic matrix and an inorganic, mineral component.
noun
Any of numerous anatomically distinct structures making up the skeleton of a vertebrate animal. There are more than 200 different bones in the human body.
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Any of the structures made of bone that constitute a skeleton, such as the femur. The human skeleton consists of 206 bones.
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Something made of bone or of material resembling bone, especially:
- A piece of whalebone or similar material used as a corset stay.
- (informal) Dice.
noun
(vulgar slang) To have sexual intercourse.
verb
To remove the bones from.
verb
To fertilize with bone meal.
verb
Bone means to study fast and hard, or to remove part of the skeleton.
An example of bone is to cram for a test.
An example of bone is to remove the ribs from a chicken breast.
verb
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The definition of a bone is a part of a skeleton.
An example of a bone is a rib.
noun
The fundamental plan or design, as of the plot of a book.
noun
(vulgar slang) The penis.
noun
The dense, semirigid, porous, calcified connective tissue forming the major portion of the skeleton of most vertebrates. It consists of a dense organic matrix and an inorganic, mineral component.
noun
Any of numerous anatomically distinct structures making up the skeleton of a vertebrate animal. There are more than 200 different bones in the human body.
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A piece of bone.
noun
The skeleton.
noun
The body.
These old bones don't do much dancing anymore.
noun
Mortal remains.
His bones are buried up on the hill.
noun
Flat clappers made of bone or wood originally used by the end man in a minstrel show.
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The end man in a minstrel show.
noun
To stiffen (a piece of clothing) with stays, as of whalebone.
verb
Flat sticks used as clappers in minstrel shows.
noun
An end man in a minstrel show.
noun
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To put whalebone or other stiffening into.
verb
Extremely; exceedingly.
Bone tired.
adverb
A piece of bone.
noun
The hard, dense, calcified tissue that forms the skeleton of most vertebrates, consisting of a matrix made up of collagen fibers and mineral salts. There are two main types of bone structure: compact, which is solid and hard, and cancellous, which is spongy in appearance. Bone serves as a framework for the attachment of muscles and protects vital organs, such as the brain, heart, and lungs.
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One of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, the boning, originally made of whalebone.
noun
An off-white colour, like the colour of bone.
noun
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(civil engineering) To make level, using a particular procedure; to survey a level line.
Boning rod.
verb
(vulgar, slang, of a man) To have sexual intercourse with.
So, did you bone her?
verb
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(usually with "up") To study.
Bone up.
verb
To polish boots to a shiny finish.
verb
The body, living or dead.
noun
(vulgar slang) To have sexual intercourse with. Used especially of a man.
verb
An animal structure or material, such as ivory, resembling bone.
noun
bone of contention
- The subject of a dispute.
idiom
bone to pick
- Grounds for a complaint or dispute.
idiom
in (one's) bones
- In one's innermost feelings:Knew in my bones that I was wrong.
idiom
to the bone
- To an extreme degree:Was chilled to the bone; cut the budget to the bone.
idiom
feel in one's bones
- to have an intuition or presentiment
idiom
have a bone to pick
- to have something to quarrel or complain about
idiom
(informal) make no bones about
- to make no attempt to hide; admit freely
- to have no objection to or qualms about
idiom
throw someone a bone
- to reward someone in a meager and patronizing way
idiom
to the bone
- to the core; thoroughly and essentiallyShe's a conservative to the bone.
idiom
work one's fingers to the bone
- to work very hard
idiom
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
in (one's) bones
throw someone a bone
Origin of bone
- Middle English bon from Old English bān
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English bon, from Old English bān (“bone, tusk; the bone of a limb”), from Proto-Germanic *bainą (“bone”), from Proto-Germanic *bainaz (“straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhey- (“to hit, strike, beat”). Cognate with Scots bane, been, bean, bein, bain (“bone”), North Frisian bien (“bone”), West Frisian bien (“bone”), Dutch been (“bone; leg”), German Low German Been, Bein (“bone”), German Bein (“leg”), German Gebein (“bones”), Swedish ben (“bone; leg”), Icelandic bein (“bone”), Breton benañ (“to cut, hew”), Latin perfinēs (“break through, break into pieces, shatter”), Avestan byente (“they fight, hit”). Related also to Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”) (from whence Middle English bain, bayne, bayn, beyn (“direct, prompt”), Scots bein, bien (“in good condition, pleasant, well-to-do, cosy, well-stocked, pleasant, keen”)), Icelandic beinn (“straight, direct, hospitable”), Norwegian bein (“straight, direct, easy to deal with”). See bain, bein.
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- French bornoyer to look at with one eye, to sight, from borgne one-eyed.
From Wiktionary
- Origin unknown; probably related in some way to Etymology 1, above.
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