to de-bone
V
take out the bones
to be soaked to the bone
V
to be nothing but skin and bones
V
to be nothing but skin and bones
V
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English Definitions
bone
N
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
bone
N
the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
bone
N
a shade of white the color of bleached bones
bone
V
study intensively, as before an exam
bone
V
remove the bones from
bone
consisting of or made up of bone
N
a person's age measured by matching their bone development (as shown by X rays) with bone development of an average person of known chronological age
N
ash left when bones burn; high in calcium phosphate; used as fertilizer and in bone china
N
black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment
N
a cell that is part of a bone
N
black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment
N
fine porcelain that contains bone ash
without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone
bone fat
N
fatty matter in bones extracted with solvents or by boiling or steaming; used chiefly in candles and cheap soaps and in lubricating greases
N
the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
bone marrow
N
very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
N
the subject of a dispute
N
the liquid portion of bone fat; used as a lubricant and in leather manufacture
bone oil
N
dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol
N
spavin caused by a bony growth
V
study intensively, as before an exam
N
a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead
(of animals) armored with bone
bone-dry
without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone
N
a cell from which bone develops
N
bipedal herbivorous dinosaurs with bony crowns
constitutionally lazy or idle
constitutionally lazy or idle
boned
having had the bones removed
boned
having bones as specified
N
slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
N
a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
boneless
being without a bone or bones
N
a small bone; especially one in the middle ear
N
fertilizer made of ground bones
boner
N
an embarrassing mistake
bones
N
a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
N
European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
boneset
N
perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine
bonesetter
N
someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones
N
any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable
N
a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,546 feet high)
having bones especially many or prominent bones
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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