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bone |
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[ noun ] (zoology) rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
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os
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connective_tissue
tooth
jaw
short_bone
skull
long_bone
phalanx
scapula
rib
round_bone
lower_jaw
turbinate_bone
cheekbone
sternum
marrowbone
heelbone
cuboid_bone
furcula
carpal_bone
ilium
pastern
lacrimal_bone
ischium
tarsal
cartilage_bone
upper_jaw
membrane_bone
centrum
cannon_bone
vertebra
ethmoid
sacrum
hipbone
sesamoid_bone
bare_bone
hyoid
sphenoid_bone
metacarpal
gladiolus
manubrium
fishbone
temporal_bone
splint_bone
ossicle
tympanic_bone
sutural_bone
vomer
zygoma
metatarsal
palatine
nasal
clavicle
cranium
coccyx
sinciput
calvaria
pubis
occiput
dentine
anklebone
baculum
modiolus
xiphoid_process
ramus
endoskeleton
marrow
coronoid_process
socket
condyle
bone_cell
lamella
matrix
horn
collagen
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2. |
[ noun ] the porous calcified substance from which bones are made |
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osseous_tissue
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animal_material
os
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3. |
[ verb ] remove the bones from |
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debone
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"bone the turkey before roasting it"
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remove
animal
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4. |
[ verb ] (education) study intensively, as before an exam |
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grind_away
drum
bone_up
swot
get_up
mug_up
swot_up
cram
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"I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
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study
cram
swot
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5. |
[ adjective ] consisting of or made up of bone |
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"a bony substance"
"the bony framework of the body"
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bony
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2635 |
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[ noun ] (color) a shade of white the color of bleached bones |
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ivory
pearl
off-white
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white
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Boyne
Bowne
Bohne
Boone
boney
Bon
Bonney
Bonnie
Boen
Bohn
Bonn
Boan
boon
Bown
Bonneau
Boann
Bohon
Bowen
Bohme
Bohan
Boyan
Boehm
Bonny
Boehme
bohemia
Bono
bony
boom
Bona
Bohm
Boni
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