bone (b n)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 Phrasal Verb: 1. To remove the bones from. 2. To stiffen (a piece of clothing) with stays, as of whalebone. bone up Idioms: Informal To study intensely, usually at the last minute: boned up for the final exam. bone of contention The subject of a dispute. bone to pick Grounds for a complaint or dispute. [Middle English bon, from Old English b  n.] |
bone [bəʊn]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any of the various structures that make up the skeleton in most vertebrates
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) 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
3. something consisting of bone or a bonelike substance
4. (plural) the human skeleton or body they laid his bones to rest come and rest your bones
5. (Clothing & Fashion) a thin strip of whalebone, light metal, plastic, etc., used to stiffen corsets and brassieres
6. (plural) the essentials (esp in the phrase the bare bones) to explain the bones of a situation
7. (plural) dice
8. (plural) an informal nickname for a doctor
close to or near the bone
a. risqué or indecent his jokes are rather close to the bone
b. in poverty; destitute
feel in one's bones to have an intuition of
have a bone to pick to have grounds for a quarrel
make no bones about
a. to be direct and candid about
b. to have no scruples about
point the bone (often foll by at) Austral
a. to wish bad luck (on)
b. to threaten to bring about the downfall (of)
vb (mainly tr)
1. (Cookery) to remove the bones from (meat for cooking, etc.)
2. (Clothing & Fashion) to stiffen (a corset, etc.) by inserting bones
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to fertilize with bone meal
4. Taboo slang to have sexual intercourse with
| 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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  bone - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrateshorn - 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 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 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 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 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 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 animal material - material derived from animals | |
| 3. |  bone - a shade of white the color of bleached bones | |
| Verb | 1. | bone - study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" 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" | |
| Adj. | 1. | bone - consisting of or made up of bone; "a bony substance"; "the bony framework of the body" |
bone noun
Bones
Translations
bone [bəʊn]
A. N
1. [of human, animal etc] → hueso m; [of fish] → espina f
bones [of dead] → huesos mpl; (more respectfully) → restos mpl mortales
bone of contention → manzana f de la discordia
chilled or frozen to the bone → congelado de frío
to cut costs to the bone → reducir los gastos al mínimo
I feel it in my bones → tengo esa corazonada, me da en la nariz(Sp)
he won't make old bones → no llegará a viejo
close to the bone (joke) → subido de tono
I have a bone to pick with you → tenemos una cuenta que ajustar
to make no bones about doing sth → no vacilar en hacer algo
he made no bones about it → no se anduvo con rodeos
to work one's fingers to the bone → trabajar como un esclavo
bones [of dead] → huesos mpl; (more respectfully) → restos mpl mortales
bone of contention → manzana f de la discordia
chilled or frozen to the bone → congelado de frío
to cut costs to the bone → reducir los gastos al mínimo
I feel it in my bones → tengo esa corazonada, me da en la nariz(Sp)
he won't make old bones → no llegará a viejo
close to the bone (joke) → subido de tono
I have a bone to pick with you → tenemos una cuenta que ajustar
to make no bones about doing sth → no vacilar en hacer algo
he made no bones about it → no se anduvo con rodeos
to work one's fingers to the bone → trabajar como un esclavo
2. (= substance) → hueso m
bone up VI + ADV → quemarse las cejas (on estudiando) → empollar (on sobre)
bone [ˈbəʊn]
n → os m
I've got a bone to pick with you → j'ai un compte à régler avec toi or vous
the bare bones of sth (= essentials) → les grandes lignes de qch
to be close to the bone (= true) → être proche de la vérité
to be a bit too close to the bone (= offensive) → être vraiment limite
to know sth in one's bones (instinctively) → savoir qch au fond de soi
to be skin and bone (= very thin) → n'avoir que la peau sur les os
to cut costs to the bone → réduire les coûts au (strict) minimum
to be chilled to the bone → être gelé jusqu'à la moelle (des os)
to make no bones about sth → ne pas hésiter à propos de qch
I've got a bone to pick with you → j'ai un compte à régler avec toi or vous
the bare bones of sth (= essentials) → les grandes lignes de qch
to be close to the bone (= true) → être proche de la vérité
to be a bit too close to the bone (= offensive) → être vraiment limite
to know sth in one's bones (instinctively) → savoir qch au fond de soi
to be skin and bone (= very thin) → n'avoir que la peau sur les os
to cut costs to the bone → réduire les coûts au (strict) minimum
to be chilled to the bone → être gelé jusqu'à la moelle (des os)
to make no bones about sth → ne pas hésiter à propos de qch
[fish] → arête f
vt
[+ meat] → désosser
[+ fish] → ôter les arêtes de
bone china n → porcelaine f tendre
bone density n (MEDICINE) → densité f osseuse
bone dry adj → complètement à sec
bone idle adj → paresseux/euse comme une couleuvre
bone marrow n → moelle f osseuse bone marrow donor, bone marrow transplant
bone marrow donor n → donneur/euse m/f de moelle osseuse
bone marrow transplant n → greffe f de moelle osseuse
bone of contention n → sujet m de discorde
to become a bone of contention → devenir un sujet de discorde
bone china n → porcelaine f tendre
bone density n (MEDICINE) → densité f osseuse
bone dry adj → complètement à sec
bone idle adj → paresseux/euse comme une couleuvre
bone marrow n → moelle f osseuse bone marrow donor, bone marrow transplant
bone marrow donor n → donneur/euse m/f de moelle osseuse
bone marrow transplant n → greffe f de moelle osseuse
bone of contention n → sujet m de discorde
to become a bone of contention → devenir un sujet de discorde
bone
bone:
bone:
n
→ Knochen m; (of fish) → Gräte f; bones pl (of the dead) → Gebeine pl; ham off the bone → Schinken m → vom Knochen; meat on the bone → Fleisch nt → am Knochen; chilled to the bone → völlig durchgefroren; that was a bit close or near to the bone (fig) → das war hart an der Schmerzgrenze; to work one’s fingers to the bone → sich (dat) → die Finger abarbeiten; to cut costs to the bone → Kosten drastisch reduzieren; bone of contention → Zankapfel m; to have a bone to pick with somebody (inf) → mit jdm ein Hühnchen zu rupfen haben (inf); I’ll make no bones about it, you’re/this is … (inf) → du bist/das ist, offen gestanden or ehrlich gesagt, …; he made no bones about saying what he thought (inf) → er hat mit seiner Meinung nicht hinterm Berg gehalten; I can feel it in my bones → das spüre ich in den Knochen; my old bones (inf) → meine alten Knochen (inf)
(= substance) → Knochen m
(Mus) bones pl → Klangstäbe pl
bone:
bone dry
adj pred, bone-dry
adj attr (inf) → knochentrocken
bonehead
n (inf) → Dummkopf m, → Armleuchter m (inf)
bone idle
adj (Brit inf) → stinkfaul (inf)
bone marrow
bone meal
n → Knochenmehl nt
bone:
boneshaker
n
(inf) → Klapperkiste f (inf), → Mühle f (inf)
bone structure
n (of face) → Gesichtszüge pl
boneyard
n (inf) → Friedhof m
bone [bəʊn]
bone [bəʊn]
1. n (gen) → osso; (of fish) → lisca, spina
I feel it in my bones → me lo sento, qualcosa me lo dice
I have a bone to pick with you (fam) → devo regolare un conto con te
she made no bones about saying what she thought → ci ha detto quello che pensava senza fare tante cerimonie
I feel it in my bones → me lo sento, qualcosa me lo dice
I have a bone to pick with you (fam) → devo regolare un conto con te
she made no bones about saying what she thought → ci ha detto quello che pensava senza fare tante cerimonie
3. adj (buttons) → d'osso
bone [bəʊn]
1. n (gen) → osso; (of fish) → lisca, spina
I feel it in my bones → me lo sento, qualcosa me lo dice
I have a bone to pick with you (fam) → devo regolare un conto con te
she made no bones about saying what she thought → ci ha detto quello che pensava senza fare tante cerimonie
I feel it in my bones → me lo sento, qualcosa me lo dice
I have a bone to pick with you (fam) → devo regolare un conto con te
she made no bones about saying what she thought → ci ha detto quello che pensava senza fare tante cerimonie
3. adj (buttons) → d'osso
n bone [bəun]
1 the hard substance forming the skeleton of man, animals etc Bone decays far more slowly than flesh. been, graat عَظْم кост kost knogle der Knochen κόκαλο, οστό (ως υλικό) hueso luu استخوان luu os עֶצֶם हड्डी kostur csont tulang bein osso; lisca, spina 骨 뼈 kaulas kauls; asaka tulang been bein kość osso os кость kosť kost kost ben กระดูก kemik; kılçık 骨質 кістка ہڈی ، استخوان bộ xương 骨
2 a piece of this substance She broke two of the bones in her foot. been عَظْمَـه кост kost knogle der Knochen κόκαλο (ως κομμάτι του σκελετού) hueso luu استخوان luu os עֶצֶם हड्डी kosti csont tulang bein osso 骨 골(질)부 kaulas kauls; asaka tulang been bein kość osso os кость kosť kost kost ben กระดูก kemik 骨頭 кістка کوئی ہڈی xương 骨头
v
to take the bones out of (fish etc). ontbeen, ontgraat ييَنْزَعُ العَظْمَ أو الحَسَك отделям (месо) от кокалите vykostit ben die Knochen/Gräten herausnehmen βγάζω τα κόκαλα, ξεκοκαλίζω deshuesar luid välja võtma استخوان گوشت را درآوردن ruotia désosser לְהוֹצִיא עֲצָמוֹת हड्डी निकालना izvaditi kosti kicsontoz membuang tulang úrbeina disossare; togliere le spine 骨を抜く 뼈를 발라내다 išimti kaulus izņemt kaulus / asakas mengeluarkan tulang uitbenen, ontgraten ta bein ut av, renske for bein filetować tirar a espinha a dezosa снимать мясо с костей odkostiť razkostiti očistiti od kostiju bena [] ถอดกระดูก kemiklerini/kılçıklarını ayıklamak 剔去...的骨 виймати кістки ہڈی نکالنے کا عمل gỡ xương 剔去...的骨
adj bony
1 like bone a bony substance. benerig عَظْمِي кокалест kostěný benet knochenartige κοκάλινος, οστέινος huesudo luune استخوان مانند luinen osseux גַרמִי हड्डी जैसी चीज koščat csontos seperti tulang, kurus beinkenndur osseo, ossuto 骨のような 뼈 같은 kaip kaulas kaulains rangka beenachtig beinet, knoklet kościsty ossudo osos костный kostený koščen poput kosti lik ben คล้ายกระดูก kemik gibi 像骨的 костистий ہڈی کی مانند giống xương 象骨的
2 full of bones This fish is very bony. benerig, graterig كَثيرُ العِظام пълен с кости plný kostí fuld af ben voller Knochen/Gräten γεμάτος κόκαλα lleno de huesos luine استخوانی ruotoinen plein d'arêtes/d'os מָלֵא עָצָמוֹת हड्डी से भरी pun kostiju szálkás penuh tulang beinóttur pieno di lische 骨だらけの 뼈가 많은 kaulingas asakains banyak tulang vol benen, graten full av bein ościsty espinhento plin de oase костлявый, костистый plný kostí poln kosti pun kostiju full av ben มีกระดูกหรือก้างมาก kemikli, kılçıklı 多骨的 кістлявий ہڈیوں بھرا nhiều xương 多骨的
3 thin bony fingers. benerig نَحيلٌ мършав hubený, kost a kůže tynd; benet knochig κοκαλιάρης, οστεώδης esquelético kondine لاغر ohut décharné כָּחוּש दुबला-पतला koštunjav, mršav csontos kurus beinaber ossuto やせた 깡마른 kaulėtas kaulains kurus benig knoklet, radmager cienki, kościsty ossudo osos костлявый kostnatý mršav koščat benig, smal ผอม çok ince, bir deri bir kemik 瘦骨如柴的 сухорлявий پتلا ، مہین nhỏ xương 瘦的
bone china
china in whose manufacture the ashes of burnt bones are used. been porselein خَزَفٌ عَظْمي порцелан, в състава на който има изгорели кости kostní porcelán benporcelæn feines Porzellan μαλακή πορσελάνη porcelana kondiportselan نوعی ظرف چینی luuposliini porcelaine סוּג חַרסִינָה बरतन के निर्माण में उपयोग होने वाला एक पदार्थ koštani pepeo kínai porcelán porselen postulín porcellana 骨灰磁器 골회(骨灰) 자기 kaulinis porcelianas sejenis tembikar porselein beinporselen delikatna porcelana porcelana porţelan сорт тонкостенного фарфора kostný porcelán porcelan porcelin pri čijoj se izradi upotrebljava pepeo izgorelih kostiju benporslin เครื่องเคลือบดินเผาที่ทำจากเถ้ากระดูก ince porselen 骨灰瓷器 кістяний фарфор ہڈیوں سے بنے ہوئے چینی کے برتن đồ 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 nutteloos مِكْسالٌ، كَسولٌ много мързелив líný jako veš luddoven stinkfaul τεμπελχανάς holgazán, vago üdini laisk تنبل patalaiska fainéant עַצלָן גָמוּר पूर्णतया सुस्त, आलसी do srži dög lusta malas sekali húðlatur fannullone, pigrone ひどく怠け者の 몹시 게으른 tinginių maišas slinks kā maiss berat tulang aartslui kjempelat z gruntu leniwy preguiçoso leneş ленивый lenivý delomrzen lenj kao buba genomlat, urlat ขี้เกียจมาก aşırı tembel, uyuşuk 很懶，懶到極點 ледачий کاہل ، سست الوجود lười 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. twisappel مَوْضوعُ خِلافٍ أو نِزاع ябълката на раздора jablko sváru stridens æble der Zankapfel μήλο της έριδος manzana de la discordia tüliõun موضوع دعوا riitakapula pomme de discorde סִיבַּת הַווִיכּוּחַ विवाद की जड़ kamen smutnje a vita tárgya penyebab sengketa ágreiningsefni, bitbein pomo della discordia 不和の種 불화의 원인 nesantaikos obuolys strīdus ābols punca perselisihan twistappel stridens eple kość niezgody pomo da discórdia măr al discordiei яблоко раздора jablko sváru jabolko spora jabuka razdora tvistefrö สาเหตุของการโต้เถียง tartışma nedeni 爭論的原因 яблуко незгоди وجۂ تنازعہ nguyên 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 skil لَدَيْهِ خِلافٌ على شَيئٍ مع شَخْصٍ ما заяждам се mít otevřené účty s have en høne at plukke ein Hühnchen mit jemand zu rupfen haben έχω λογαριασμούς να ξεκαθαρίσω με κπ. tener una cuenta que ajustar con (alguien) (kellegagi) on kana kitkuda موضوعی برای بحث کردن داشتن kana kynittävänä jnk kanssa avoir un compte à régler avec qqn יֵש לוֹ טְעָנוֹת אֵל किसी मामले में किसी से निबटना imati obračun elintéznivalója van vkivel sengketa, mempunyai persoalan yang harus diselesaikan eiga óleyst deiluefni við e-n avere un conto in sospeso con ～に対して苦情がある ...에게 불만이 있다 išsiaiškinti nemalonų reikalą su (kuo nors) būt kārtojamiem rēķiniem (ar kādu) ada yang hendak diselesesaikan dengan seseorang een appeltje te schillen hebben met ha en høne å plukke med (noen) mieć z kimś na pieńku ter contas a acertar a avea un motiv de ceartă cu cineva иметь претензии, счёты musieť si niečo s niekým vybaviť imeti račune (s kom) imati se oko čega dokačiti ha en gås oplockad med ngn มีเรื่องโต้แย้งกับบางคน anlaşmazlık ve tartışma nedeni olmak 同某人爭論 мати особисті рахунки з кимсь قضیہ بنانا có 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 been إلى أبْعَدِ حدٍّ، كُليّا، حَتّى النُّخاع، في الصَّميم напълно na kost, do morku kosti helt ind til benet bis auf die Knochen ως το κόκαλο, εντελώς hasta los huesos, hasta los tuétanos üdini کاملاً luihin ja ytimiin jusqu'aux os עַד הָעֶצֶם पूरी तरह do kosti csontig menyeluruh inn að beini fino al midollo 骨の髄まで 철저히 į kaulą, iki kaulų smegenų pilnīgi; līdz kau-liem dingin sampai ke tulang tot op het bot helt inntil beinet do szpiku até aos ossos până la os насквозь, до костей až na kosť do kosti do koske ända in i märgen อย่างละเอียดถี่ถ้วน; อย่างแท้จริง iliklerine kadar 完全徹底 наскрізь مکمل طور پر xuyên thấu 完全彻底
2 to the minimum I've cut my expenses to the bone. tot op die been إل أقلِّ دَرَجَةٍ مُمْكِنَةٍ намалявам до минимум na minimum ind til benet auf's äußerste στο ελάχιστο al mínimo miinimumini به حداقل minimiin au (strict) minimum לְמִינִימוּם न्यूनतम do srži minimálisra sampai minimal að (algeru) lágmarki all'osso ぎりぎりまで 최대한 iki minimumo pilnīgi; līdz minimumam hingga ke tulang sumsum tot een minimum inntil beinet do minimum ao mínimo la minim совсем, до крайности na minimum do skrajne mere najmanja moguća mera till ett minimum ให้น้อยที่สุด en aza 到最低程度 зовсім تخفیف کرنا ، مختصر کرنا đến mức tối thiểu （减）到最低程度
bone → عظمة kost knogle Knochen οστό hueso luu os kost osso 骨 뼈 bot bein kość osso кость ben กระดูก kemik xương 骨头
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