Bone /bəʉn/

The meaning and definition of Bone, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun

A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of bone.

verb

To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from.
To fertilize with bone.

adjective

Of an off-white colour, like the colour of bone.

Synonyms rib stay debone unbone bonk bury the bone

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