hip bone

noun

: the large flaring bone that constitutes a lateral half of the pelvis in mammals and is composed of the ilium, ischium, and pubis which are fused into one bone in the adult

Examples of hip bone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The four-bladed head had severed big arteries and was bedded against the hip bone. — Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026

Researchers found that women who drank tea had slightly higher total hip bone density than those who did not. — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 7 May 2026

When dialing saddle height, a good place to start is by standing next to your bike and leveling your saddle with the top of your hip bone. — Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Wired News, 2 May 2026

In fact, in one small Archives of Osteoporosis study of older adults with an average age of 71, researchers found regular sprinters had greater hip bone density compared to people who didn’t run, but regular endurance runners didn’t. — Sarah Klein, Outside, 17 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hip bone

• alone
• atone
• backbone
• bemoan
• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone

Kids Definition

hipbone

noun

hip·​bone

ˈhip-ˈbōn, 

-ˌbōn

: either of two large bones that make up the side halves of the pelvis in mammals and are composed of the ilium, ischium, and pubis which are fused into one bone in the adult

Medical Definition

hip bone

noun

-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn

: the large flaring bone that makes a lateral half of the pelvis in mammals and is composed of the ilium, ischium, and pubis which are consolidated into one bone in the adult

called also innominate bone, os coxae, pelvic bone