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bone
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- pronunciation:
- bon
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- feel in one's bones, have a bone to pick, make no bones about
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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. |
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phrase: |
feel in one's bones, have a bone to pick, make no bones about |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
bones, boning, boned |
definition: |
to remove the bones from.
The butcher boned the chicken for me. |
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