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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, 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 골격 kaulas kauls; asaka tulang been bein kość osso os кость kosť kost kost ben กระดูก kemik; kılçık 骨 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, ruoto os עֶצֶם हड्डी kosti csont tulang bein osso 骨 뼈 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 poistaa luut, ruotia désosser לְהוֹצִיא עֲצָמוֹת हड्डी निकालना izvaditi kosti kicsontoz membuang tulang úrbeina disossare; togliere le spine 骨を抜く 뼈를 바르다 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 ˈbony

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 象骨的 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, luinen 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 luiseva décharné כָּחוּש दुबला-पतला koštunjav, mršav csontos kurus beinaber ossuto やせた 뼈만 앙상한 kaulėtas kaulains kurus benig knoklet, radmager cienki, kościsty ossudo osos костлявый kostnatý mršav koščat benig, smal ผอม çok ince, bir deri bir kemik 瘦的 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 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 게을러빠진 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 懶極的 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 논쟁의 골자 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 olla jonkun kanssa kana kynittävänä 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 따져야 할 일이 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 luita ja ytimiä myöten jusqu'aux os עַד הָעֶצֶם पूरी तरह do kosti csontig menyeluruh inn að beini fino al midollo 骨の髄まで 뼛속까지 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 최저로 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 (減)到最低程度 зовсім تخفیف کرنا ، مختصر کرنا đến mức tối thiểu （减）到最低程度