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noun

Anatomy, Zoology.��
1. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
2. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
such a structure from an edible animal, usually with meat adhering to it, as an article of food.
Pea soup should be made with a ham bone.
any of various similarly hard or structural animal substances, as ivory or whalebone.
something made of or resembling such a substance.
a small concession, intended to pacify or quiet; a conciliatory bribe or gift.
The administration threw the student protesters a couple of bones, but refused to make any basic changes in the curriculum or requirements.
bones,
1. the skeleton.
2. a body.
  Let his bones rest in peace.
3. Games Slang.��dice.
4. (initial capital letter)��Mr. Bones.
5. a simple rhythm instrument consisting of two sometimes curved bars or short strips of bone, ivory, wood, or the like, held between the fingers of one hand and clacked together.
the color of bone; ivory or off-white.
a flat strip of whalebone or other material for stiffening corsets, petticoats, etc.; stay.
Games Slang.��a domino.

verb (used with object)

boned, boning

to remove the bones from.
to bone a turkey.
to put whalebone or another stiffener into (clothing).
Slang: Vulgar.��to have sexual intercourse with.
He was boning his best friend's wife!
Agriculture.��to put bone meal into (feed, fertilizer, etc.).

adverb

completely; absolutely.
bone tired.

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bone

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noun

any of the various structures that make up the skeleton in most vertebrates
the porous rigid tissue of which these parts are made, consisting of a matrix of collagen and inorganic salts, esp calcium phosphate, interspersed with canals and small holes
something consisting of bone or a bonelike substance
(plural) the human skeleton or body
they laid his bones to rest
come and rest your bones
a thin strip of whalebone, light metal, plastic, etc, used to stiffen corsets and brassieres
(plural) the essentials (esp in the phrase the bare bones )
to explain the bones of a situation
(plural) dice
(plural) an informal nickname for a doctor
1. risqué or indecent
  his jokes are rather close to the bone
2. in poverty; destitute
to have an intuition of
to have grounds for a quarrel
1. to be direct and candid about
2. to have no scruples about
(often foll by at)
1. to wish bad luck (on)
2. to threaten to bring about the downfall (of)

verb

to remove the bones from (meat for cooking, etc)
to stiffen (a corset, etc) by inserting bones
to fertilize with bone meal
taboo��to have sexual intercourse with
a slang word for steal

bone

The hard, dense, calcified tissue that forms the skeleton of most vertebrates, consisting of a matrix made up of collagen fibers and mineral salts. There are two main types of bone structure: compact, which is solid and hard, and cancellous, which is spongy in appearance. Bone serves as a framework for the attachment of muscles and protects vital organs, such as the brain, heart, and lungs.
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Any of the structures made of bone that constitute a skeleton, such as the femur. The human skeleton consists of 206 bones.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bone¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English bo(o)n, Old English ��; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon ��ŧ��, Dutch been “bone,” Old Norse bein “bone, leg,” German Bein “leg”; from Germanic bainam

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bone¹

Old English �� ; related to Old Norse ��é�� , Old Frisian ��ŧ�� , Old High German bein

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

make no bones about,
1. to deal with in a direct manner; act or speak openly.
  He makes no bones about his dislike of modern music.
2. to have no fear of or objection to.
have a bone to pick with someone, to have cause to disagree or argue with someone.
The teacher had a bone to pick with him because his homework paper was identical with his neighbor's.
bone up, to study intensely; cram.
We're going to have to bone up for the exam.
feel in one's bones, to think or feel intuitively.
She felt in her bones that it was going to be a momentous day.
to the bone,
1. to the essentials; to the minimum.
  The government cut social service programs to the bone.
2. to an extreme degree; thoroughly.
  chilled to the bone.

In addition to the idioms beginning with bone, also see bare bones; chilled to the bone; cut to the bone; feel in one's bones; funny bone; make no bones about; pull a boner; roll the bones; skin and bones; work one's fingers to the bone.

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Example Sentences

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These are made in the spongey bone marrow in the centre of our bones.

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Jared Voris explained: "We see features in its nasal bone that eventually gave tyrannosaurs those very powerful bite forces."

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The government says it will lay some meat on the bones of these plans next week in its so-called "infrastructure week".

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“She hands me her empty plate filled with bones and fat to throw away.”

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Activated off the injured list on May 30, Trout has played as if he wasn’t out for a month with a bone bruise in his knee.

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