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mar·row
 marrow
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- pronunciation:
- mae
ro
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities.
- similar words:
- medulla, tissue
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| definition 2: |
the central, most crucial part or aspect.
the marrow of his argument- synonyms:
- bottom, center, core, heart, kernel
- similar words:
- basis, crux, essence, gist, keynote, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, nucleus, pith, soul, stuff, substance
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| related words: |
gist, keynote, meat, nucleus |
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| derivations: |
marrowish (adj.), marrowy (adj.) |
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