bone
22 ENTRIES FOUND:
- bone (noun)
- bone (verb)
- bone (adverb)
- bone–chilling (adjective)
- boned (adjective)
- bone china (noun)
- bone marrow (noun)
- bag of bones (noun)
- bare bones (noun)
- bare–bones (adjective)
- big–boned (adjective)
- crazy bone (noun)
- funny bone (noun)
- hip bone (noun)
- T–bone (noun)
- breed (verb)
- close (adjective)
- finger (noun)
- pick (verb)
- skin (noun)
- tickle (verb)
- work (verb)
plural
bones
plural
bones
Britannica Dictionary definition of BONE
1
[count]
:
any one of the hard pieces that form the frame (called a skeleton) inside a person's or animal's body
— sometimes used figuratively
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see also bag of bones, bare bones, funny bone
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He broke a bone in his left arm.
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The leg bone is connected to the knee bone.
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He doesn't have a selfish/jealous bone in his body. [=he is not selfish/jealous at all]
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My bones are aching from working in the garden.
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My aching bones! [=my body is tired and sore]
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I'll be glad to have a chance to rest my weary bones.
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He knew in his bones [=knew in his heart; had a strong feeling] that he was wrong.
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She felt in her bones [=she sensed very strongly] that nothing had changed.
2
[noncount]
:
the hard material that bones are made of
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a piece of bone
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We are all made of flesh and bone.
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The handle of the knife is made from bone.
bone of contention
bone to pick
informal
:
something to argue or complain about with someone
— usually + with
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I have a bone to pick with you!
bred in the bone
close to the bone
make no bones about
:
to be very sure and definite about (something)
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Make no bones about the seriousness of the matter.
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He made no bones about his plans to cut expenses.
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Make no bones about it —we will win.
off the bone
:
with the meat removed from the bone or bones
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The pork is served off the bone.
on the bone
:
with the meat connected to the bone or bones
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The ham was on the bone.
skin and bones
throw (someone) a bone
informal
:
to offer (someone) something that is not very important or valuable especially to stop complaints or protests
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The boss would not let his workers out early for the holiday but threw them a bone by buying lunch.
to the bone
1
:
very much
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We were frozen to the bone. [=we were very cold]
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The threatening look in his eyes chilled me to the bone. [=made me feel very fearful]
2
:
as much as possible
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The company has cut costs to the bone in an effort to save money.
work your fingers to the bone
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boneless ham [=ham from which the bone has been removed]
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The chicken breast is boneless.
2
bone
/ˈboʊn/
verb
bones;
boned;
boning
2
bone
/ˈboʊn/
verb
bones;
boned;
boning
Britannica Dictionary definition of BONE
[+ object]
bone up
[phrasal verb] informal
1
:
to try to learn a lot of information quickly for a test, exam, etc.
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She boned up [=crammed] for the exam.
2
:
to study something again
— usually + on
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He's going to bone up the night before the test.
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She boned up on the speech just before giving it.
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I have to bone up on [=brush up on] my French for my trip.
3
bone
/ˈboʊn/
adverb
3
bone
/ˈboʊn/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of BONE
always used before an adjective
:
extremely or very
:
completely or totally
— often used in combination
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bone tired/lazy/idle
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The air is bone dry.
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a bone-dry desert climate
