BONE

BO ·NE 1 syllable

B1 · Intermediate 📏 4 letters 🎲 Scrabble 6 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
  2. the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
  3. a shade of white the color of bleached bones
verb
  1. study intensively, as before an exam
  2. remove the bones from

💬 Examples

  • "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
  • "bone the turkey before roasting it"
adjective
  1. consisting of or made up of bone

💬 Examples

  • "a bony substance"
  • "the bony framework of the body"
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