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noun(bone)one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate
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noun(bone)any of various hard animal substances or structures (such as baleen or ivory) akin to or resembling bone
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noun(bone)the hard largely calcareous connective tissue of which the adult skeleton of most vertebrates is chiefly composed
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verb(bone)to remove the bones from
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verb(bone)to provide (a garment) with stays
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verb(bone)to rub (something, such as a boot or a baseball bat) with something hard (such as a piece of bone) in order to smooth the surface
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adjective(bone)including only what is most basic or necessary
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plural noun(bone)the barest essentials, facts, or elements
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noun(bone)a set of graduated rods (as of wood or bone) invented by John Napier and used for multiplication and division based on the principles of logarithms
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noun phrase(bone)a very thin person or animal
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idiom(bone)to have a strong feeling about something : sense very strongly
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idiom(bone)to be very sure and definite about (something)
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idiom(bone)very thin in a way that is unattractive and unhealthy
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plural noun(bone)the most basic or important elements or parts of something —often + of