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bone  (bn)

n.

1.

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.

6.

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.

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[Middle English bon, from Old English bn.]

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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

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bone  (bn)

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 osteoblastosteocyte

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

Thesaurus

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"

Translations

bone [bəun] n → hueso; [of fish] → espina

vt → deshuesar; quitar las espinas a;

bone of contention → manzana de la discordia

bone [bəun] n → os m [of fish]; arête f

vt → désosser; ôter les arêtes de

bone [bəun] n → Knochen m;

(of fish) → Gräte f

vt (meat) → die Knochen herauslösen aus;

(fish) → entgräten;

I've got a bone to pick with you → ich habe mit Ihnen (noch) ein Hühnchen zu rupfen

bone [bəun] n → osso; [of fish] → spina, lisca

vt → disossare; togliere le spine a

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bone

n bone [bəun]

1 the hard substance forming the skeleton of man, animals etc Bone decays far more slowly than flesh.been, graatعَظْمкостkostknogleder Knochenκόκαλο, οστό (ως υλικό)huesoluuاستخوانluuosעֶצֶםहड्डीkosturcsonttulangbeinosso; lisca, spina骨골격kaulaskauls; asakatulangbeenbeinkośćossoosкостьkosťkostkostbenกระดูกkemik; kılçık骨кісткаہڈی ، استخوانbộ xương骨

2 a piece of this substance She broke two of the bones in her foot.beenعَظْمَـهкостkostknogleder Knochenκόκαλο (ως κομμάτι του σκελετού)huesoluuاستخوانluu, ruotoosעֶצֶםहड्डीkosticsonttulangbeinosso骨뼈kaulaskauls; asakatulangbeenbeinkośćossoosкостьkosťkostkostbenกระดูกkemik骨頭кісткаکوئی ہڈیxương骨头

v

to take the bones out of (fish etc). ontbeen, ontgraatييَنْزَعُ العَظْمَ أو الحَسَكотделям (месо) от кокалитеvykostitbendie Knochen/Gräten herausnehmenβγάζω τα κόκαλα, ξεκοκαλίζωdeshuesarluid välja võtmaاستخوان گوشت را درآوردنpoistaa luut, ruotiadésosserלְהוֹצִיא עֲצָמוֹתहड्डी निकालनाizvaditi kostikicsontozmembuang tulangúrbeinadisossare; togliere le spine骨を抜く뼈를 바르다išimti kaulusizņemt kaulus / asakasmengeluarkan tulanguitbenen, ontgratenta bein ut av, renske for beinfiletowaćtirar a espinhaa dez­osaснимать мясо с костейodkostiťrazkostitiočistiti od kostijubena []ถอดกระดูกkemiklerini/kılçıklarını ayıklamak剔去...的骨виймати кісткиہڈی نکالنے کا عملgỡ xương剔去...的骨

adj ˈbony

1 like bone a bony substance.benerigعَظْمِيкокалестkostěnýbenetknochenartigeκοκάλινος, οστέινοςhuesudoluuneاستخوان مانندluinenosseuxגַרמִיहड्डी जैसी चीजkoščatcsontosseperti tulang, kurusbeinkenndurosseo, ossuto骨のような뼈 같은kaip kaulaskaulainsrangkabeenachtigbeinet, knokletkościstyossudoososкостныйkostenýkoščenpoput kostilik benคล้ายกระดูกkemik gibi象骨的костистийہڈی کی مانندgiống xương象骨的

2 full of bones This fish is very bony.benerig, graterigكَثيرُ العِظامпълен с костиplný kostífuld af benvoller Knochen/Grätenγεμάτος κόκαλαlleno de huesosluineاستخوانیruotoinen, luinenplein d'arêtes/d'osמָלֵא עָצָמוֹתहड्डी से भरीpun kostijuszálkáspenuh tulangbeinótturpieno di lische骨だらけの뼈가 많은kaulingasasakainsbanyak tulangvol benen, gratenfull av beinościstyespinhentoplin de oaseкостлявый, костистыйplný kostípoln kostipun kostijufull av benมีกระดูกหรือก้างมากkemikli, kılçıklı多骨的кістлявийہڈیوں بھراnhiều xương多骨的

3 thin bony fingers.benerigنَحيلٌмършавhubený, kost a kůžetynd; benetknochigκοκαλιάρης, οστεώδηςesqueléticokondineلاغرluisevadécharnéכָּחוּשदुबला-पतलाkoštunjav, mršavcsontoskurusbeinaberossutoやせた뼈만 앙상한kaulėtaskaulainskurusbenigknoklet, radmagercienki, kościstyossudoososкостлявыйkostnatýmršavkoščatbenig, smalผอมçok ince, bir deri bir kemik瘦的сухорлявийپتلا ، مہینnhỏ xương瘦的

bone china

china in whose manufacture the ashes of burnt bones are used. been porseleinخَزَفٌ عَظْميпорцелан, в състава на който има изгорели костиkostní porcelánbenporcelænfeines Porzellanμαλακή πορσελάνηporcelanakondiportselanنوعی ظرف چینیluuposliiniporcelaineסוּג חַרסִינָהबरतन के निर्माण में उपयोग होने वाला एक पदार्थkoštani pepeokínai porcelánporselenpostulínporcellana骨灰磁器골회 자기kaulinis porcelianassejenis tembikarporseleinbeinporselendelikatna porcelanaporcelanaporţelanсорт тонкостенного фарфораkostný porcelánporcelanporcelin pri čijoj se izradi upotrebljava pepeo izgorelih kostijubenporslinเครื่องเคลือบดินเผาที่ทำจากเถ้ากระดูกince porselen骨灰瓷器кістяний фарфорہڈیوں سے بنے ہوئے چینی کے برتنđồ sứ làm bằng đất sét trộn với tro xương一种含有骨灰的瓷器

bone idle

very lazy He could find a job but he's bone idle.baie nutteloosمِكْسالٌ، كَسولٌмного мързеливlíný jako vešluddovenstinkfaulτεμπελχανάςholgazán, vagoüdini laiskتنبلpatalaiskafainéantעַצלָן גָמוּרपूर्णतया सुस्त, आलसीdo sržidög lustamalas sekalihúðlaturfannullone, pigroneひどく怠け者の게을러빠진tinginių maišasslinks kā maissberat tulangaartsluikjempelatz gruntu leniwypreguiçosoleneşленивыйlenivýdelomrzenlenj kao bubagenomlat, urlatขี้เกียจมากaşırı tembel, uyuşuk懶極的ледачийکاہل ، سست الوجودlười chảy thây懒极的

a bone of contention

a cause of argument or quarrelling Ownership of the boat was a bone of contention between the two men for many years.twisappelمَوْضوعُ خِلافٍ أو نِزاعябълката на раздораjablko svárustridens æbleder Zankapfelμήλο της έριδοςmanzana de la discordiatüliõunموضوع دعواriitakapulapomme de discordeסִיבַּת הַווִיכּוּחַविवाद की जड़kamen smutnjea vita tárgyapenyebab sengketaágreiningsefni, bitbeinpomo della discordia不和の種논쟁의 골자nesantaikos obuolysstrīdus ābolspunca perselisihantwistappelstridens eplekość niezgodypomo da discórdiamăr al discordieiяблоко раздораjablko svárujabolko sporajabuka razdoratvistefröสาเหตุของการโต้เถียงtartışma nedeni爭論的原因яблуко незгодиوجۂ تنازعہnguyên nhân bất hoà争论的原因

have a bone to pick with (someone)

to have something to argue about with (a person). appeltjie te skilلَدَيْهِ خِلافٌ على شَيئٍ مع شَخْصٍ ماзаяждам сеmít otevřené účty shave en høne at plukkeein Hühnchen mit jemand zu rupfen habenέχω λογαριασμούς να ξεκαθαρίσω με κπ.tener una cuenta que ajustar con (alguien)(kellegagi) on kana kitkudaموضوعی برای بحث کردن داشتنolla jonkun kanssa kana kynittävänäavoir un compte à régler avec qqnיֵש לוֹ טְעָנוֹת אֵלकिसी मामले में किसी से निबटनाimati obračunelintéznivalója van vkivelsengketa, mempunyai persoalan yang harus diselesaikaneiga óleyst deiluefni við e-navere un conto in sospeso con～に対して苦情がある따져야 할 일이 있다išsiaiškinti nemalonų reikalą su (kuo nors)būt kārtojamiem rēķiniem (ar kādu)ada yang hendak diselesesaikan dengan seseorangeen appeltje te schillen hebben metha en høne å plukke med (noen)mieć z kimś na pieńkuter contas a acertara avea un motiv de ceartă cu cinevaиметь претензии, счётыmusieť si niečo s niekým vybaviťimeti račune (s kom)imati se oko čega dokačitiha en gås oplockad med ngnมีเรื่องโต้แย้งกับบางคนanlaşmazlık ve tartışma nedeni olmak同某人爭論мати особисті рахунки з кимсьقضیہ بناناcó vấn đề tranh chấp với ai同某人有争论

to the bone

1 thoroughly and completely I was chilled to the bone.tot op die beenإلى أبْعَدِ حدٍّ، كُليّا، حَتّى النُّخاع، في الصَّميمнапълноna kost, do morku kostihelt ind til benetbis auf die Knochenως το κόκαλο, εντελώςhasta los huesos, hasta los tuétanosüdiniکاملاًluita ja ytimiä myötenjusqu'aux osעַד הָעֶצֶםपूरी तरहdo kosticsontigmenyeluruhinn að beinifino al midollo骨の髄まで뼛속까지į kaulą, iki kaulų smegenųpilnīgi; līdz kau-liemdingin sampai ke tulangtot op het bothelt inntil beinetdo szpikuaté aos ossospână la osнасквозь, до костейaž na kosťdo kostido koskeända in i märgenอย่างละเอียดถี่ถ้วน; อย่างแท้จริงiliklerine kadar完全徹底наскрізьمکمل طور پرxuyên thấu完全彻底

2 to the minimum I've cut my expenses to the bone.tot op die beenإل أقلِّ دَرَجَةٍ مُمْكِنَةٍнамалявам до минимумna minimumind til benetauf's äußersteστο ελάχιστοal mínimomiinimuminiبه حداقلminimiinau (strict) minimumלְמִינִימוּםन्यूनतमdo sržiminimálisrasampai minimalað (algeru) lágmarkiall'ossoぎりぎりまで최저로iki minimumopilnīgi; līdz minimumamhingga ke tulang sumsumtot een minimuminntil beinetdo minimumao mínimola minimсовсем, до крайностиna minimumdo skrajne merenajmanja moguća meratill ett minimumให้น้อยที่สุดen aza(減)到最低程度зовсімتخفیف کرنا ، مختصر کرناđến mức tối thiểu（减）到最低程度