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bone

adjective noun verb

consisting of or made up of bone

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
B
Ends with
E
Contains
ON
Scrabble score
6
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. consisting of or made up of bone

    “a bony substance”

noun

  1. a shade of white the color of bleached bones

noun

  1. rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

noun

  1. the porous calcified substance from which bones are made

verb

  1. remove the bones from

    “bone the turkey before roasting it”

verb

  1. study intensively, as before an exam

    “I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam”

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Example Sentences

a bony substance
the bony framework of the body
bone the turkey before roasting it
I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam

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