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bone
- pronunciation:
- bon
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- feel in one's bones, have a bone to pick, make no bones about
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the hard, calcified connective tissue that forms the skeleton of most vertebrates.
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| definition 2: |
an animal substance that resembles bone, such as ivory.
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| definition 3: |
a piece of animal bone, usu. with edible meat clinging to it.
Let's boil the chicken bones to make soup. |
| definition 4: |
(pl.) the body.
Come and rest your weary bones. |
| phrase: |
feel in one's bones |
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have a bone to pick |
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make no bones about |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
boned, bones, boning |
| definition: |
to remove the bones from.
The butcher boned the chicken for me. |
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