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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] a former name of Annaba
[21] a port in NE Algeria: site of the Roman city of Hippo Regius. Pop: 382 000 (2005 est) Former name: Bône
[22] any of the various structures that make up the skeleton in most vertebrates
[23] 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
[24] something consisting of bone or a bonelike substance
[25] (plural) the human skeleton or body they laid his bones to rest ; come and rest your bones
[26] a thin strip of whalebone, light metal, plastic, etc, used to stiffen corsets and brassieres
[27] (plural) the essentials (esp in the phrase the bare bones ) to explain the bones of a situation
[28] (plural) dice
[29] (plural) an informal nickname for a doctor
[30] close to the bone or near the bone risqué or indecent his jokes are rather close to the bone in poverty; destitute
[31] feel in one's bones to have an intuition of
[32] have a bone to pick to have grounds for a quarrel
[33] make no bones about to be direct and candid about to have no scruples about
[34] point the bone (often foll by at) Australian to wish bad luck (on) to threaten to bring about the downfall (of)
[35] to remove the bones from (meat for cooking, etc)
[36] to stiffen (a corset, etc) by inserting bones
[37] to fertilize with bone meal
[38] taboo , slang to have sexual intercourse with
[39] British a slang word for steal

Words related to Bones

bonecartilage, ossein

Origin of Bones

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 Bones

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

Synonyms for Bones

cartilage, bony process, ossein, osseous matter