Bone meaning

What does “bone” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“bone” is a noun, verb and adjective with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates.

bone

noun

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

    Synonymsos
  2. the porous calcified substance from which bones are made

  3. a shade of white the color of bleached bones

verb

  1. study intensively, as before an exam

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

  2. remove the bones from

    “bone the turkey before roasting it”

    Synonymsdebone

adjective

  1. consisting of or made up of bone

    “a bony substance”

    “the bony framework of the body”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University