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Meaning of bone in English
Pronunciation
/boʊn/
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Verb
bone
Definitions
1.
study intensively, as before an exam
Examples
« I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam »
2.
remove the bones from
Examples
« bone the turkey before roasting it »
Classifying Adjective
bone
Definitions
1.
consisting of or made up of bone
Examples
« a bony substance »
« the bony framework of the body »
Synonyms
bony
boney
Noun
bone
Etymology
Old English bān, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch been and German Bein
Definitions
1.
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
2.
the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
3.
a shade of white the color of bleached bones