bone
noun
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Synonymsosthe porous calcified substance from which bones are made
Synonymsosseous tissuea shade of white the color of bleached bones
verb
study intensively, as before an exam
“I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam”
remove the bones from
“bone the turkey before roasting it”
Synonymsdebone
adjective
consisting of or made up of bone
“a bony substance”
“the bony framework of the body”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
