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[1] Anatomy , Zoology . one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
[2] such a structure from an edible animal, usually with meat adhering to it, as an article of food: Pea soup should be made with a ham bone.
[3] any of various similarly hard or structural animal substances, as ivory or whalebone.
[4] something made of or resembling such a substance.
[5] a small concession, intended to pacify or quiet; a conciliatory bribe or gift: The administration threw the student protesters a couple of bones, but refused to make any basic changes in the curriculum or requirements.
[6] bones, the skeleton. a body: Let his bones rest in peace. Games Slang . dice. (initial capital letter ) Mr. Bones. a simple rhythm instrument consisting of two sometimes curved bars or short strips of bone, ivory, wood, or the like, held between the fingers of one hand and clacked together.
[7] the color of bone; ivory or off-white.
[8] a flat strip of whalebone or other material for stiffening corsets, petticoats, etc.; stay.
[9] Games Slang . a domino.
[10] to remove the bones from: to bone a turkey.
[11] to put whalebone or another stiffener into (clothing).
[12] Agriculture . to put bone meal into (feed, fertilizer, etc.).
[13] completely; absolutely: bone tired.
[14] bone up , Informal . to study intensely; cram: We're going to have to bone up for the exam.
[15] feel in one's bones , to think or feel intuitively: She felt in her bones that it was going to be a momentous day.
[16] have a bone to pick with someone , to have cause to disagree or argue with someone: The teacher had a bone to pick with him because his homework paper was identical with his neighbor's.
[17] make no bones about , to deal with in a direct manner; act or speak openly: He makes no bones about his dislike of modern music. to have no fear of or objection to.
[18] to the bone , to the essentials; to the minimum: The government cut social service programs to the bone. to an extreme degree; thoroughly: chilled to the bone.
[19] a seaport in NE Algeria: site of Hippo Regius.
[20] any of the various structures that make up the skeleton in most vertebrates
[21] the porous rigid tissue of which these parts are made, consisting of a matrix of collagen and inorganic salts, esp calcium phosphate, interspersed with canals and small holes Related adjectives: osseous, osteal
[22] something consisting of bone or a bonelike substance
[23] (plural) the human skeleton or body they laid his bones to rest ; come and rest your bones
[24] a thin strip of whalebone, light metal, plastic, etc, used to stiffen corsets and brassieres
[25] (plural) the essentials (esp in the phrase the bare bones ) to explain the bones of a situation
[26] (plural) dice
[27] (plural) an informal nickname for a doctor
[28] close to the bone or near the bone risqué or indecent his jokes are rather close to the bone in poverty; destitute
[29] feel in one's bones to have an intuition of
[30] have a bone to pick to have grounds for a quarrel
[31] make no bones about to be direct and candid about to have no scruples about
[32] point the bone (often foll by at) Australian to wish bad luck (on) to threaten to bring about the downfall (of)
[33] to remove the bones from (meat for cooking, etc)
[34] to stiffen (a corset, etc) by inserting bones
[35] to fertilize with bone meal
[36] taboo , slang to have sexual intercourse with
[37] British a slang word for steal
[38] a former name of Annaba
[39] a port in NE Algeria: site of the Roman city of Hippo Regius. Pop: 382 000 (2005 est) Former name: Bône

Words related to Bone

cartilage, ossein

Words nearby Bone

bondsman, bondstone, bondswoman, bonduc, bondwoman, bone, bone ash, bone bed, bone block, bone canaliculus, bone cell

Origin of Bone

before 900; Middle English bo(o)n, Old English bān; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon bēn, Dutch been bone, Old Norse bein bone, leg, German Bein leg (-bein bone, in compounds); < Germanic *bainan (neuter), probably orig. past participle (compare Old Irish benaid (he) hews), meaning “lopped off,” from butchering of animals; orig. in phrase *bainan astan lopped-off bone or branch (hence, “leg,” as a branch of the body); replacing *astan bone < Indo-European *Host- (> Latin os(s ), Albanian asht, Avestan ast-, Hittite hast-ai ), which fell together in Gmc with *astaz branch (> German Ast ) < Indo-European *osdos (> Greek ózos, Armenian ost )

Word origin for Bone

Old English bān ; related to Old Norse béin , Old Frisian bēn , Old High German bein

Synonyms for Bone

cartilage, bony process, ossein, osseous matter