bones
骨骼,骨头,骨骼的,骼骼
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Definitions
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- : Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- : such a structure from an edible animal, usually with meat adhering to it, as an article of food: Pea soup should be made with a ham bone.
- : any of various similarly hard or structural animal substances, as ivory or whalebone.
- : something made of or resembling such a substance.
- : a small concession, intended to pacify or quiet; a conciliatory bribe or gift: The administration threw the student protesters a couple of bones, but refused to make any basic changes in the curriculum or requirements.
- : bones, the skeleton.a body: Let his bones rest in peace.Games Slang.dice.Mr. Bones. a simple rhythm instrument consisting of two sometimes curved bars or short strips of bone, ivory, wood, or the like, held between the fingers of one hand and clacked together.
- : the color of bone; ivory or off-white.
- : a flat strip of whalebone or other material for stiffening corsets, petticoats, etc.; stay.
- : Games Slang. a domino.
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boned, bon·ing.
- : to remove the bones from: to bone a turkey.
- : to put whalebone or another stiffener into.
- : Slang: Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse with: He was boning his best friend's wife!
- : Agriculture. to put bone meal into.
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- : completely; absolutely: bone tired.
Phrases
- bone of contention
- bone to pick, have a
- bone up
- bare bones
- chilled to the bone
- cut to the bone
- feel in one's bones
- funny bone
- make no bones about
- pull a boner
- roll the bones
- skin and bones
- work one's fingers to the bone
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
This year, a bare-bones welfare program will continue into the New Year without being updated.
Instead of being strong and resilient, bones become weak and brittle.
My surgeon told me my bones were so soft he could barely install the screws.
But even if the great conqueror lies elsewhere, the Kasta bones might well be those of his wife.
Chiefly, we forgot the many, many problems there are with the bones—the book and score—to this show.
Hardy and Hicks flung the huge marrow bones with which they happened to be engaged at the time.
They are votaries of the weed, making their pipes either out of driftwood, or of the bones of animals they have used for food.
They attend to the burial of the poor, and of the bones of those who are hanged, which duty they see to once each year.
The second word should indicate by its consonants the numbers of the bones to which the attachment is made.
I hoped till morning, as a lion so hath he broken all my bones: from morning even to night thou wilt make an end of me.