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bone
(b/oU/n )

noun (n)

  • rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates(noun.body)
    Synonym:
    os
    source: wordnet30
  • the porous calcified substance from which bones are made(noun.substance)
    Synonym:
    osseous tissue
    source: wordnet30
  • a shade of white the color of bleached bones(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    ivory, off-white, pearl
    source: wordnet30
  • The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcic carbonate, calcic phosphate, and gelatine; as, blood and bone.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • consisting of or made up of bone(adj.all)
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • study intensively, as before an exam(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam.
    Synonym:
    bone up, cram, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up
    source: wordnet30
  • remove the bones from(verb.change)
    Example:
    Bone the turkey before roasting it.
    Synonym:
    debone
    source: wordnet30
  • To withdraw bones from the flesh of, as in cookery.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To sight along an object or set of objects, to see if it or they be level or in line, as in carpentry, masonry, and surveying.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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