Dictionary entry details
• BONE (noun)
Meaning:
Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
bone; os
Hypernyms ("bone" is a kind of...):
connective tissue (tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments)
Meronyms (parts of "bone"):
ground substance; intercellular substance; matrix (the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded)
coronoid process; processus coronoideus (a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone)
condyle (a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone)
bone cell (a cell that is part of a bone)
lamella (a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones)
bone marrow; marrow (the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones)
socket (a bony hollow into which a structure fits)
Meronyms (substance of "bone"):
collagen (a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling)
bone; osseous tissue (the porous calcified substance from which bones are made)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bone"):
marrowbone (a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup)
os temporale; temporal bone (a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear)
tarsal; tarsal bone (any bone of the tarsus)
xiphoid process (smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib)
manubrium (the upper part of the breastbone)
corpus sternum; gladiolus (the large central part of the breastbone)
breastbone; sternum (the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs)
os sphenoidale; sphenoid; sphenoid bone (butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull)
os breve; short bone (a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions)
os sesamoideum; sesamoid; sesamoid bone (any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint)
scapula; shoulder blade; shoulder bone (either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings)
sacrum (wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx)
round bone (bones that are round in shape)
costa; rib (any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates))
tooth (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)
turbinal; turbinate; turbinate bone (any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates)
sutural bone; Wormian bone (any of the tiny soft bones found in the sutures between cranial bones)
vomer (thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum)
jaw (the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth)
sinciput (the front part of the head or skull (including the forehead))
occiput (back part of the head or skull)
braincase; brainpan; cranium (the part of the skull that encloses the brain)
calvaria; skullcap (the dome of the skull)
skull (the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates)
lacrimal bone (small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts)
modiolus (the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea)
arcus zygomaticus; zygoma; zygomatic arch (the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone)
vertebra (one of the bony segments of the spinal column)
tympanic bone (the bone enclosing the middle ear)
os pubis; pubic bone; pubis (one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis)
phalanx (any of the bones of the fingers or toes)
os palatinum; palatine; palatine bone (either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits)
cheekbone; jugal bone; malar; malar bone; os zygomaticum; zygomatic; zygomatic bone (the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek)
centrum (the main body of a vertebra)
cartilage bone (any bone that develops within cartilage rather than a fibrous tissue)
carpal; carpal bone; wrist bone (any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates)
cuboid bone (the cube shaped bone on the outer side of the tarsus)
bare bone (bone stripped of flesh)
anklebone; astragal; astragalus; talus (the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint)
fishbone (a bone of a fish)
cannon bone (greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals)
fetter bone; pastern (the part between the fetlock and the hoof)
splint bone (a rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal)
furcula (a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds)
coccyx; tail bone (the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes)
clavicle; collarbone (bone linking the scapula and sternum)
long bone; os longum (in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow)
metatarsal (any bone of the foot between the ankle and the toes)
metacarpal; metacarpal bone (any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers)
membrane bone (any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull)
ramus (the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical)
bonelet; ossicle; ossiculum (a small bone; especially one in the middle ear)
ischial bone; ischium; os ischii (one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium)
ilium (the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone)
hyoid; hyoid bone; os hyoideum (a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles)
hipbone; innominate bone (large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis)
calcaneus; heelbone; os tarsi fibulare (the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel)
ethmoid; ethmoid bone (one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity)
dentin; dentine (bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth)
nasal; nasal bone; os nasale (an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose)
Holonyms ("bone" is a part of...):
endoskeleton (the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates))
Holonyms ("bone" is a substance of...):
horn (one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates)
Meaning:
The porous calcified substance from which bones are made
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
osseous tissue; bone
Hypernyms ("bone" is a kind of...):
animal material (material derived from animals)
Holonyms ("bone" is a substance of...):
bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
Meaning:
A shade of white the color of bleached bones
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
off-white; ivory; pearl; bone
Hypernyms ("bone" is a kind of...):
white; whiteness (the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black))
• BONE (adjective)
Meaning:
Consisting of or made up of bone
Context examples:
a bony substance / the bony framework of the body
Similar:
boney; bony (having bones especially many or prominent bones)
• BONE (verb)
Meaning:
Study intensively, as before an exam
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
swot up; swot; mug up; grind away; bone up; bone; drum; cram; get up
Context example:
I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
Hypernyms (to "bone" is one way to...):
hit the books; study (learn by reading books)
Sentence frames:
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Meaning:
Remove the bones from
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
debone; bone
Context example:
bone the turkey before roasting it
Hypernyms (to "bone" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Domain category:
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
Sentence frame:
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