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bone > 6 senses
ADJECTIVE	1	bone	Consisting of or made up of bone
NOUN	1	bone, os	Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
	2	bone, osseous tissue	The porous calcified substance from which bones are made
	3	bone, ivory, pearl, off-white	A shade of white the color of bleached bones
VERB	1	bone, cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up	Study intensively, as before an exam
VERB	2	bone, debone	Remove the bones from

bone > pronunciation
Sounds	bow'n
Rhymes	acetone, allophone, alone, and 122 more rhymes in own...

bone > adjective
Meaning	Consisting of or made up of bone.
Similar to	bony, boney

bone > noun 1, body
Meaning	Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates.
Synonyms	os
Part of	endoskeleton
Substance of	horn
Parts	socket; marrow, bone marrow; lamella; bone cell; condyle; coronoid process, processus coronoideus; matrix, intercellular substance, ground substance
Substances	collagen; bone, osseous tissue
Broader	connective tissue
Narrower	furcula; splint bone; pastern, fetter bone; cannon bone; fishbone; anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus; bare bone; cuboid bone; carpal bone, carpal, wrist bone; cartilage bone; centrum; cheekbone, zygomatic bone, zygomatic, malar, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum; clavicle, collarbone; coccyx, tail bone; dentine, dentin; ethmoid, ethmoid bone; heelbone, calcaneus, os tarsi fibulare; hipbone, innominate bone; hyoid, hyoid bone, os hyoideum; ilium; ischium, ischial bone, os ischii; long bone, os longum; ramus; membrane bone; metacarpal, metacarpal bone; metatarsal; nasal, nasal bone, os nasale; ossicle, bonelet, ossiculum; palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum; phalanx; pubis, pubic bone, os pubis; rib, costa; round bone; sacrum; scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone; sesamoid bone, sesamoid, os sesamoideum; short bone, os breve; sphenoid bone, sphenoid, os sphenoidale; sternum, breastbone; gladiolus, corpus sternum; manubrium; xiphoid process; tarsal, tarsal bone; temporal bone, os temporale; tooth; turbinate bone, turbinate, turbinal; tympanic bone; vertebra; zygoma, zygomatic arch, arcus zygomaticus; modiolus; lacrimal bone; skull; calvaria, skullcap; cranium, braincase, brainpan; occiput; sinciput; jaw; vomer; Wormian bone, sutural bone; marrowbone
Adjectives	bony; osteal; bony, boney; ossiferous
Nouns	bonelet

bone > noun 2, substance
Meaning	The porous calcified substance from which bones are made.
Synonyms	osseous tissue
Substance of	bone, os
Broader	animal material
Adjectives	osseous, osteal, bony
Nouns	bonelet
Verbs	bone

bone > noun 3, attribute
Meaning	A shade of white the color of bleached bones.
Synonyms	ivory, pearl, off-white
Broader	white, whiteness

bone > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	Study intensively, as before an exam.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
Synonyms	cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up
Similar to	cram
Broader	study, hit the books

bone > verb 2, change
Meaning	Remove the bones from.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"bone the turkey before roasting it"
Synonyms	debone
Category	animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Broader	remove, take, take away, withdraw
Nouns	bone

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