| bone china |
a fine type of white porcelain produced by mixing bone ash or calcium phosphate with the clay. |
| bone marrow |
the the soft fatty tissue at the core of most bones, where many types of blood cells form and mature before entering the blood stream. |
| bone meal |
bones that have been coarsely ground, used as fertilizer and animal feed. |
| bone of contention |
an issue or matter that causes or is the focus of disagreement. |
| bone white |
a yellowish or grayish white color. |
| bone-dry |
(informal) dry as a bone after prolonged exposure to sun and wind; very dry or thirsty. |
| boneblack |
the carbonized residue of heat-treated bones, used as a blacking pigment or decoloring agent. |
| cannon bone |
a supporting bone between the knee or hock and the fetlock of a hoofed animal. |
| crazy bone |
see "funny bone." |
| frontal bone |
the broad bone of the skull that forms the forehead. |
| funny bone |
the place on the back of the elbow where a sharp blow causes a strange tingling sensation. |
| hamate bone |
a wedge-shaped bone on the side of the wrist that has a hooklike projection on the surface near the palm. |
| have a bone to pick |
to have reason for an argument or difference of opinion. |
| innominate bone |
one of the two large, flat lateral bones of the pelvis. |
| lacrimal bone |
the thin membrane bone that forms the front part of the inner wall of each eye socket, near the tear glands. |
| membrane bone |
a bone that is formed in membranous tissue, rather than in cartilage. |
| occipital bone |
a curved, compound, four-sided bone that forms the back and part of the base of the skull. |
| sphenoid bone |
see "sphenoid." |
| stirrup bone |
one of the three bones of the middle ear; stapes. |
| T-bone steak |
a cut of tenderloin meat characterized by its T-shaped bone. |