often attributive
1
a
: one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate
b
: any of various hard animal substances or structures (such as baleen or ivory) akin to or resembling bone
c
: the hard largely calcareous connective tissue of which the adult skeleton of most vertebrates is chiefly composed
2
3
5
a
bones plural
: thin bars of bone, ivory, or wood held in pairs between the fingers and used to produce musical rhythms
b
: a strip of material (such as whalebone or steel) used to stiffen a garment (such as a corset)
c
6
: something that is designed to placate : sop
7
: a light beige
8
: inclination sense 4a
hadn't a political bone in his body—John Hersey
9
slang
: dollar
boned; boning
1
: to remove the bones from
bone a fish
2
: to provide (a garment) with stays
3
: 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
4
US, vulgar slang
: to have sexual intercourse with (someone)
: to study hard : grind
bone through medical school
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