bone

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bone

The archaeologist carefully brushes dirt from a large dinosaur bone at the dig site.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The hard, rigid connective tissue forming the skeleton of vertebrates: A bone is a dense, calcified structure that provides support and protection for the body.
    • A piece of this material: A single part of the skeleton, such as a femur or rib.
    • A substance or material resembling this tissue: Something that is white, hard, or resembles bone in color or texture.
    • The essential or core part of something: The most basic, fundamental element.

  2. Verb:

    • To remove the bones from something: To take the bones out of meat or fish before cooking or eating it.
    • To study something intensively: To learn or review a subject with great effort, often for a test.

  3. Adjective:

    • Consisting of or relating to bone: Made of or resembling the hard tissue of a skeleton.
Usage and Examples

  • Noun:

    • The dog buried a bone in the garden. (A piece of hard skeletal tissue.)
    • The color of the paint was an off-white, like bone. (A shade resembling bleached bone.)
    • The bone of the argument was a disagreement over money. (The core, essential issue.)

  • Verb:

    • Please bone the chicken before you roast it. (Remove the bones.)
    • I need to bone up on the regulations before the meeting. (Study intensively.)

  • Adjective:

    • The bone structure of his face was very prominent. (Relating to the bones.)
Advanced Usage and Nuances

  • "To the bone": Completely, thoroughly, or to the minimum.

    • The company cut costs to the bone. (Reduced to the absolute minimum.)
    • He was chilled to the bone. (Felt cold completely through his body.)

  • "Bone of contention": A subject or issue over which there is ongoing disagreement.

    • The property line has been a bone of contention between the neighbors for years.

  • "To make no bones about something": To state something frankly and without hesitation or embarrassment.

    • She made no bones about her dislike for the proposal.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bony (adj): Having prominent bones; very thin.
    • He had a bony face.
  • Boneless (adj): Without bones.
    • She bought boneless chicken breasts.
  • Bone-dry (adj): Completely dry. (Listed as a compound under 'Variants'.)
  • Bone-chilling (adj): Extremely cold. (Listed as a compound under 'Variants'.)
Synonyms
  • Noun: Skeletal part, osseous tissue.
  • Verb (remove): Debone.
  • Verb (study): Cram, review.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Bone up on (something): To study or review a subject intensively, often at the last minute.
    • I need to bone up on my French before the trip.
Idioms
  • Feel it in one's bones: To sense or know something intuitively, without concrete evidence.
    • I feel it in my bones that it's going to rain.
  • Skin and bone(s): Extremely thin.
    • After his illness, he was just skin and bones.
  • Have a bone to pick with someone: To have a complaint or grievance to discuss with someone.
    • I have a bone to pick with you about the noise last night.
  • Work one's fingers to the bone: To work extremely hard.
    • She worked her fingers to the bone to provide for her family.
bone

The archaeologist carefully brushes dirt from a large dinosaur bone at the dig site.

Adjective
  1. consisting of or made up of bone
    • a bony substance
    • the bony framework of the body
Noun
  1. a shade of white the color of bleached bones
  2. the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
  3. rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Verb
  1. remove the bones from
    • bone the turkey before roasting it
  2. study intensively, as before an exam
    • I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam

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