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bone (b

a. The dense, semirigid, porous, calcified connective tissue forming the major portion of the skeleton of most vertebrates. It consists of a dense organic matrix and an inorganic, mineral component.

b. Any of numerous anatomically distinct structures making up the skeleton of a vertebrate animal. There are more than 200 different bones in the human body.

c. A piece of bone.

2. bones

a. The skeleton.

b. The body.

c. Mortal remains.

3. An animal structure or material, such as ivory, resembling bone.

4. Something made of bone or of material resembling bone, especially:

a. A piece of whalebone or similar material used as a corset stay.

b. bones Informal Dice.

5. bones The fundamental plan or design, as of the plot of a book.

a. bones Flat clappers made of bone or wood originally used by the end man in a minstrel show.

b. Bones (used with a sing. verb) The end man in a minstrel show.

tr.v. boned, bon·ing, bones

1. To remove the bones from.

2. To stiffen (a piece of clothing) with stays, as of whalebone.

Phrasal Verb:

bone up

Informal To study intensely, usually at the last minute: boned up for the final exam.

Idioms:

bone of contention

The subject of a dispute.

bone to pick

Grounds for a complaint or dispute.

[Middle English bon, from Old English bn.]

bone

Noun

1. any of the various structures that make up the skeleton in most vertebrates

2. the porous rigid tissue of which these parts are made

3. something consisting of bone or a bonelike substance

4. bones the human skeleton

5. a thin strip of plastic, etc. used to stiffen corsets and brassieres

6. close to or near the bone risqué or indecent

7. have a bone to pick to have grounds for a quarrel

8. make no bones about

a. to be direct and candid about

b. to have no scruples about

9. the bare bones the essentials

Verb

[boning, boned]

1. to remove the bones from (meat for cooking, etc.)

2. to stiffen (a corset, etc.) by inserting bones

See also bone up on [Old English bān]

boneless adj

bone (b

1. The hard, dense, calcified tissue that forms the skeleton of most vertebrates, consisting of a matrix made up of collagen fibers and mineral salts. There are two main types of bone structure: compact, which is solid and hard, and cancellous, which is spongy in appearance. Bone serves as a framework for the attachment of muscles and protects vital organs, such as the brain, heart, and lungs. See more at osteoblast osteocyte

2. Any of the structures made of bone that constitute a skeleton, such as the femur. The human skeleton consists of 206 bones.

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Noun	1.	bone - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates os horn - one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates furcula - a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds splint bone - a rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal fetter bone, pastern - the part between the fetlock and the hoof cannon bone - greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals fishbone - a bone of a fish anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus - the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint bare bone - bone stripped of flesh cuboid bone - the cube shaped bone on the outer side of the tarsus carpal, carpal bone, wrist bone - any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates cartilage bone - any bone that develops within cartilage rather than a fibrous tissue centrum - the main body of a vertebra cheekbone, jugal bone, malar, malar bone, os zygomaticum, zygomatic, zygomatic bone - the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek clavicle, collarbone - bone linking the scapula and sternum coccyx, tail bone - the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes dentin, dentine - bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth ethmoid, ethmoid bone - one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity calcaneus, heelbone, os tarsi fibulare - the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel hipbone, innominate bone - large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis hyoid, hyoid bone, os hyoideum - a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles ilium - the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone ischial bone, ischium, os ischii - one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium long bone, os longum - in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow ramus - the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical membrane bone - any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull metacarpal, metacarpal bone - any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers metatarsal - any bone of the foot between the ankle and the toes nasal bone, os nasale, nasal - an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose bonelet, ossicle, ossiculum - a small bone; especially one in the middle ear os palatinum, palatine bone, palatine - either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits phalanx - any of the bones of the fingers or toes os pubis, pubic bone, pubis - one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis costa, rib - any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) round bone - bones that are round in shape sacrum - wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone - either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings os sesamoideum, sesamoid, sesamoid bone - any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint os breve, short bone - a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions
	2.	bone - the porous calcified substance from which bones are made osseous tissue bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates animal material - material derived from animals
	3.	bone - a shade of white the color of bleached bones off-white, pearl, ivory whiteness, white - the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
Verb	1.	bone - study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" bone up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up, cram, drum, get up cram - prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam hit the books, study - learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
	2.	bone - remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it" debone animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
Adj.	1.	bone - consisting of or made up of bone; "a bony substance"; "the bony framework of the body" boney, bony - having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist"; "bony fish"