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bone
adjective
noun
verb
Consisting of or made up of bone
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adjective
Consisting of or made up of bone
“A bony substance”
noun
A shade of white the color of bleached bones
noun
Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
noun
The porous calcified substance from which bones are made
verb
Remove the bones from
“Bone the turkey before roasting it”
verb
Study intensively, as before an exam
“I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam”
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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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