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bone

verb(bone)

remove the bones from

Synonyms: debone,

Examples:

Bone the turkey before roasting it.

bone

noun(bone)

a shade of white the color of bleached bones

Synonyms: ivory, off-white, pearl,

bone

verb(bone)

study intensively, as before an exam

Synonyms: bone up, cram, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up,

Examples:

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

bone

noun(bone)

rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

Synonyms: os,

bone

noun(bone)

the porous calcified substance from which bones are made

Synonyms: osseous tissue,

bone

adjective(bone)

consisting of or made up of bone

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