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ADJECTIVE | 1 | bone | Consisting of or made up of bone |
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NOUN | 1 | bone, os | Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
2 | bone, osseous tissue | The porous calcified substance from which bones are made | |
3 | bone, ivory, pearl, off-white | A shade of white the color of bleached bones | |
VERB | 1 | bone, cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up | Study intensively, as before an exam |
2 | bone, debone | Remove the bones from |
Sounds | bow'n |
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Rhymes | acetone, allophone, alone, and 122 more rhymes in own at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Consisting of or made up of bone. |
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Similar to | bony, boney |
Meaning | Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates. |
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Synonyms | os |
Part of | endoskeleton |
Parts | socket; marrow, bone marrow; lamella; bone cell; condyle; coronoid process, processus coronoideus; matrix, intercellular substance, ground substance |
Narrower | furcula; splint bone; pastern, fetter bone; cannon bone; fishbone; anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus; bare bone; cuboid bone; carpal bone, carpal, wrist bone; cartilage bone; centrum; cheekbone, zygomatic bone, mala, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum; clavicle, collarbone; coccyx, tail bone; dentine, dentin; ethmoid, ethmoid bone; heelbone, calcaneus, os tarsi fibulare; hipbone, innominate bone; hyoid, hyoid bone, os hyoideum; ilium; ischium, ischial bone, os ischii; long bone, os longum; ramus; membrane bone; metacarpal, metacarpal bone; metatarsal; nasal, nasal bone, os nasale; ossicle, bonelet, ossiculum; palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum; phalanx; pubis, pubic bone, os pubis; rib, costa; round bone; sacrum; scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone; sesamoid bone, os sesamoideum; short bone, os breve; sphenoid bone, sphenoid, os sphenoidale; sternum, breastbone; gladiolus, corpus sternum; manubrium; xiphoid process; tarsal, tarsal bone; temporal bone, os temporale; tooth; turbinate bone, turbinate, turbinal; tympanic bone; vertebra; zygoma, zygomatic arch, arcus zygomaticus; modiolus; lacrimal bone; skull; calvaria, skullcap; cranium, braincase, brainpan; occiput; sinciput; jaw; vomer; Wormian bone, sutural bone; marrowbone |
Broader | connective tissue |
Substance of | horn |
Substances | collagen; bone, osseous tissue |
Adjectives | ossiferous; osteal |
Meaning | The porous calcified substance from which bones are made. |
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Synonyms | osseous tissue |
Broader | animal material |
Substance of | bone, os |
Adjectives | osseous, osteal, bony |
Verbs | bone |
Meaning | A shade of white the color of bleached bones. |
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Synonyms | ivory, pearl, off-white |
Broader | white, whiteness |
Meaning | Study intensively, as before an exam. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something PP |
Examples | "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" |
Synonyms | cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up |
Broader | study, hit the books |
Similar to | cram |
Meaning | Remove the bones from. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "bone the turkey before roasting it" |
Synonyms | debone |
Category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw |
Nouns | bone |