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bony [ˈbəʊnɪ] adj bonier, boniest
1. resembling or consisting of bone or bones 2. having many bones 3. having prominent bones bony cheeks 4. thin or emaciated a bony old woman boniness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
bony Translations bony [ˈbəʊni] adj (= thin) [face, hands, fingers] → osseux/euse; [person] → anguleux/euse (ANATOMY) (= made of bone) [tissue, jaw, ridge] → osseux/euse [fish] → plein(e) d'arêtes bony bony [ˈbəʊnɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (thin, person) → angoloso/a, ossuto/a; (made of bone, frame) → osseo/a; (fish) → pieno/a di lische; (meat) → con parecchio osso; (like bone) → simile a osso bony [ˈbəʊnɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (thin, person) → angoloso/a, ossuto/a; (made of bone, frame) → osseo/a; (fish) → pieno/a di lische; (meat) → con parecchio osso; (like bone) → simile a osso How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As Rose stood looking in that direction, and wondering if a rat had got shut in, the door of the case swung slowly open, and with a great start she saw a bony arm lifted, and a bony finger beckon to her. Regarding the Sperm whale's head as a solid oblong, you may, on an inclined plane, sideways divide it into two quoins, whereof the lower is the bony structure, forming the cranium and jaws, and the upper an unctuous mass wholly free from bones; its broad forward end forming the expanded vertical apparent forehead of the whale. As it is, parts of her back country are enough to frighten one, they look so bony. |
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