noun
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
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noun
the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
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osseous tissue
noun
a shade of white the color of bleached bones
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verb
study intensively, as before an exam
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Examples
- I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
verb
remove the bones from
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Examples
- bone the turkey before roasting it
adjective
consisting of or made up of bone
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- a bony substance
- the bony framework of the body