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bone > 6 senses
ADJECTIVE1boneConsisting of or made up of bone
NOUN1bone, osRigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
2bone, osseous tissueThe porous calcified substance from which bones are made
3bone, ivory, pearl, off-whiteA shade of white the color of bleached bones
VERB1bone, cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot upStudy intensively, as before an exam
2bone, deboneRemove the bones from
bone > pronunciation
Soundsbow'n
Rhymesacetone, allophone, alone, and 122 more rhymes in own at the HyperDic website...
bone > adjective
MeaningConsisting of or made up of bone.
Similar tobony, boney
bone > noun 1, body
MeaningRigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates.
Synonymsos
Part ofendoskeleton
Partssocket; marrow, bone marrow; lamella; bone cell; condyle; coronoid process, processus coronoideus; matrix, intercellular substance, ground substance
Narrowerfurcula; 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
Broaderconnective tissue
Substance ofhorn
Substancescollagen; bone, osseous tissue
Adjectivesossiferous; osteal
bone > noun 2, substance
MeaningThe porous calcified substance from which bones are made.
Synonymsosseous tissue
Broaderanimal material
Substance ofbone, os
Adjectivesosseous, osteal, bony
Verbsbone
bone > noun 3, attribute
MeaningA shade of white the color of bleached bones.
Synonymsivory, pearl, off-white
Broaderwhite, whiteness
bone > verb 1, cognition
MeaningStudy intensively, as before an exam.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples"I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
Synonymscram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up
Broaderstudy, hit the books
Similar tocram
bone > verb 2, change
MeaningRemove the bones from.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"bone the turkey before roasting it"
Synonymsdebone
Categoryanimal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Broaderremove, take, take away, withdraw
Nounsbone

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