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marrow
('m/&/r/oU/ )

noun (n)

  • the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones(noun.body)
    Synonym:
    bone marrow
    source: wordnet30
  • any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh(noun.plant)
    Synonym:
    marrow squash, vegetable marrow
    source: wordnet30
  • very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones(noun.food)
    source: wordnet30
  • large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins(noun.food)
    Synonym:
    vegetable marrow
    source: wordnet30
  • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
    source: wordnet30
  • The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty, and red or reddish in color.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To fill with, or as with, marrow or fat; to glut.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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