Bone

Word BONE
Character 4
Hyphenation bone
Pronunciations /bəʉn/

Definitions and meanings of "Bone"

What do we mean by bone?

The dense, semirigid, porous, calcified connective tissue forming the major portion of the skeleton of most vertebrates. It consists of a dense organic matrix and an inorganic, mineral component. noun

Any of numerous anatomically distinct structures making up the skeleton of a vertebrate animal. There are more than 200 different bones in the human body. noun

A piece of bone. noun

The skeleton. noun

The body. noun

Mortal remains. noun

An animal structure or material, such as ivory, resembling bone. noun

Something made of bone or of material resembling bone, especially. noun

A piece of whalebone or similar material used as a corset stay. noun

Dice. noun

The fundamental plan or design, as of the plot of a book. noun

Flat clappers made of bone or wood originally used by the end man in a minstrel show. noun

The end man in a minstrel show. noun

The penis. noun

To remove the bones from. intransitive verb

To stiffen (a piece of clothing) with stays, as of whalebone. intransitive verb

To have sexual intercourse with. Used especially of a man. intransitive verb

A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.

Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of bone.

A bone of a fish; a fishbone.

A bonefish

One of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, the boning, originally made of whalebone.

One of the fragments of bone held between the fingers of the hand and rattled together to keep time to music.

Anything made of bone, such as a bobbin for weaving bone lace.

The framework of anything.

An off-white colour, like the colour of bone.

A dollar.

The wishbone formation.

An erect penis; a boner.

(chiefly in the plural) A domino or dice.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Bone

The word "bone" in example sentences

Or we read in the 37th chapter of the _Book of Ezekiel_ of that weird valley that was full of bones -- "_and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together bone to bone_," surely one of the most wonderful visions of the imagination in all literature. ❋ Richard Le Gallienne (1906)

The mode of opening one of her chapters, "I always bone my meat" (_bone_ being the slang word of the day for steal), occasioned much merriment among her friends, and such a look of ludicrous surprise and reprobation from Liston, when he read it, as I still remember. ❋ Fanny Kemble (1851)

VD deficiency reduction of intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphate Hypocalcemia Parathyroid hormone hyperfunction hypofunction Excretion of urinary P↑ decalcification of mobilization of bone old bone↑ Calcium into blood Serum p ↓ Ca normal or slightly↓ Ca X p↓ ❋ Unknown (2009)

_innominate_, as anatomists name a certain bone the _innominate bone_, and a certain artery the _innominate artery_. ❋ Joseph Rickaby (1888)

The term "bone bruise" may sound particularly ominous to the Mets, who saw Carlos Beltran suffer bone bruises in his right knee in 2009. ❋ Brian Costa (2011)

Because the new method is becoming increasingly prevalent, the term "bone marrow transplant" may soon fade away, the judges said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In 2002, Sheffield entered into a contract with P&G to collect Actonel data – the purpose of which was to determine how the drug prevented bone fractures, and how this related to change in bone resorption (the rate at which bone is removed) and bone mineral density. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It doesn't always do with that kind, for 'what's bred in bone is mighty apt to come out in flesh,' if 'taint kept down pretty well. ❋ Lucy Maud (1910)

By convention, the terms \'aseptic\ 'or \'avascular\' necrosis have been applied to areas of juxtaarticular involvement and the term bone infarct is usually applied to metaphyseal or diaphyseal involvement. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If he was close to water the neck again but you gotta know where the bone is and hit that. ❋ Unknown (2009)

KING: Another way to understand the threat of these roadside attacks is to visit what they call the bone yard here at Balad. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Cano sat out with what he described as a bone bruise on his left hand. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Bryant is still dealing with a knee injury which he describes as a bone bruise. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"You're holding on to what they call a bone, and you're guiding the balloon down the parade route under the direction of our pilot and our captain," she explained. ❋ By KEN K. TSE (2009)

The day had begun at 4 a.m. in bone-chilling cold, when the van from Design Cuisine commenced its high-security expedition into the capital from Virginia. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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