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bone
(bōn)n.
1.
a. The dense, semirigid, porous, calcified connective tissue forming the major portion of the skeleton of most vertebrates. It consists of a dense organic matrix and an inorganic, mineral component.
b. Any of numerous anatomically distinct structures making up the skeleton of a vertebrate animal. There are more than 200 different bones in the human body.
c. A piece of bone.
2. bones
a. The skeleton.
b. The body: These old bones don't do much dancing anymore.
c. Mortal remains: His bones are buried up on the hill.
3. An animal structure or material, such as ivory, resembling bone.
4. Something made of bone or of material resembling bone, especially:
a. A piece of whalebone or similar material used as a corset stay.
b. bones Informal Dice.
5. bones The fundamental plan or design, as of the plot of a book.
6.
a. bones Flat clappers made of bone or wood originally used by the end man in a minstrel show.
b. Bones(used with a sing. verb) The end man in a minstrel show.
7. Vulgar Slang The penis.
v. boned, bon·ing, bones
v.tr.
1. To remove the bones from: bone a fish.
2. To stiffen (a piece of clothing) with stays, as of whalebone.
3. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with. Used especially of a man.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse.
bone up
Idioms: Informal To study, often in preparation for an anticipated event: boned up for the final exam.
bone of contention
The subject of a dispute.
bone to pick
Grounds for a complaint or dispute.
in (one's) bones
In one's innermost feelings: knew in my bones that I was wrong.
to the bone
To an extreme degree: was chilled to the bone; cut the budget to the bone.
[Middle English bon, from Old English bān.]
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bone
(bəʊn)n
1. (Anatomy) any of the various structures that make up the skeleton in most vertebrates
2. (Anatomy) the porous rigid tissue of which these parts are made, consisting of a matrix of collagen and inorganic salts, esp calcium phosphate, interspersed with canals and small holes.
3. something consisting of bone or a bonelike substance
4. (plural) the human skeleton or body: they laid his bones to rest; come and rest your bones.
5. (Clothing & Fashion) a thin strip of whalebone, light metal, plastic, etc, used to stiffen corsets and brassieres
6. (plural) the essentials (esp in the phrase the bare bones): to explain the bones of a situation.
7. (plural) dice
8. (plural) an informal nickname for a doctor
9. close to the bone near the bone
a. risqué or indecent: his jokes are rather close to the bone.
b. in poverty; destitute
10. feel in one's bones to have an intuition of
11. have a bone to pick to have grounds for a quarrel
12. make no bones about
a. to be direct and candid about
b. to have no scruples about
13. point the bone (often foll by at)
a. to wish bad luck (on)
b. to threaten to bring about the downfall (of)
vb (mainly tr)
14. (Cookery) to remove the bones from (meat for cooking, etc)
15. (Clothing & Fashion) to stiffen (a corset, etc) by inserting bones
16. (Agriculture) to fertilize with bone meal
17. taboo slang to have sexual intercourse with
18. Brit a slang word for steal
[Old English bān; related to Old Norse béin, Old Frisian bēn, Old High German bein]
ˈboneless adj
Bône
(French bon)n
(Placename) a former name of Annaba
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bone
(boʊn)n., v. boned, bon•ing,
adv. n.
1.
a. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
b. the hard connective tissue forming these structures, composed of cells enclosed in a calcified matrix.
2. such a structure from an edible animal, usu. with meat adhering to it, as an article of food: a ham bone.
3. any of various similarly hard or structural animal substances, as ivory or whalebone.
4. something resembling such a substance.
5. bones,
a. the skeleton.
b. a body: to rest one's weary bones.
c. dice.
d. a simple rhythm instrument consisting of two bars of bone, ivory, or wood, held between the fingers and clacked together.
6. the color of bone; ivory or off-white.
7. a flat strip of whalebone or other material for stiffening corsets, petticoats, etc.; stay.
v.t. 8. to remove the bones from: to bone a turkey.
9. to put whalebone or another stiffener into (clothing).
10. bone up, Informal. to study intensely; cram: to bone up for an exam.
adv. 11. completely; absolutely: bone tired.
Idioms: 1. feel in one's bones, to be sure intuitively.
2. have a bone to pick with someone, to have cause for reproaching someone.
3. make no bones about,
a. to act or speak openly and decisively about.
b. to have no fear of or objection to.
4. throw a bone, to give a small concession as a sop.
[before 900; Middle English bo(o)n, Old English bān; c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon bēn, Old High German, Old Norse bein]
Bône
(boʊn)n.
former name of Annaba.
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cross section of an adult human femur
bone
(bōn)1. The hard, dense, calcified tissue that forms the skeleton of most vertebrates. Bone serves as a framework for the attachment of muscles and protects vital organs, such as the brain. It also contains large amounts of calcium, a mineral that is essential for proper cell function. Blood cells and platelets are produced in the marrow, the central cavity of bone. See more at osteoblast, osteocyte.
2. Any of the bones in a skeleton, such as the femur in the leg of a mammal.
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bone
Past participle: boned
Gerund: boning
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bone
1. Dense connective tissue hardened by deposits of calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate.
2. To remove the bones from fish, meat or poultry.
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| Noun | 1. |  bone - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrateshorn - one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates furcula - a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds splint bone - a rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal fetter bone, pastern - the part between the fetlock and the hoof cannon bone - greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals fishbone - a bone of a fish anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus - the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint bare bone - bone stripped of flesh cuboid bone - the cube shaped bone on the outer side of the tarsus cartilage bone - any bone that develops within cartilage rather than a fibrous tissue centrum - the main body of a vertebra 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 clavicle, collarbone - bone linking the scapula and sternum 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 hipbone, innominate bone - large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis hyoid, hyoid bone, os hyoideum - a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles ilium - the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone ischial bone, ischium, os ischii - one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium ramus - the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical membrane bone - any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull metacarpal, metacarpal bone - any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers metatarsal - any bone of the foot between the ankle and the toes os palatinum, palatine bone, palatine - 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 phalanx - any of the bones of the fingers or toes os pubis, pubic bone, pubis - one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis 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) round bone - bones that are round in shape 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 scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone - either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings os sesamoideum, sesamoid, sesamoid bone - any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint os breve, short bone - a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions socket - a bony hollow into which a structure fits breastbone, sternum - the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs corpus sternum, gladiolus - the large central part of the breastbone manubrium - the upper part of the breastbone xiphoid process - smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib |
| 2. | bone - the porous calcified substance from which bones are made animal material - material derived from animals | |
| 3. |  bone - a shade of white the color of bleached bones | |
| Verb | 1. | bone - study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" cram - prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam hit the books, study - learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now" |
| 2. | bone - remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it" | |
| Adj. | 1. | bone - consisting of or made up of bone; "a bony substance"; "the bony framework of the body" |
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bone
nounBones
| Bone | Nontechnical names |
|---|---|
| astragalus | anklebone |
| calcaneus | heel bone |
| carpal | wrist |
| carpus | wrist |
| clavicle | collarbone |
| coccyx | - |
| costa | rib |
| cranium | brainpan |
| cuboid | - |
| ethmoid | - |
| femur | thighbone |
| fibula | - |
| frontal bone | - |
| hallux | - |
| humerus | - |
| hyoid | - |
| ilium | - |
| incus | anvil |
| innominate bone | hipbone |
| ischium | - |
| malleus | hammer |
| mandible | lower jawbone |
| maxilla | upper jawbone |
| metacarpal | - |
| metatarsal | - |
| metatarsus | - |
| occipital bone | - |
| parietal bone | - |
| patella | kneecap |
| pelvis | - |
| phalanx | - |
| pubis | - |
| radius | - |
| rib | - |
| sacrum | - |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| skull | - |
| sphenoid | - |
| spinal column or spine | backbone |
| stapes | stirrup |
| sternum | breastbone |
| talus | anklebone |
| tarsal | - |
| tarsus | - |
| temporal bone | - |
| tibia | shinbone |
| ulna | - |
| vertebra | - |
| vertebral column | backbone |
| zygomatic bone | cheekbone |
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bone
verbInformal. To study or work hard, especially when pressed for time.Also used with up:
Idiom: burn the midnight oil.
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Translations
عَظْمعَظْمَةعَظْمَـهييَنْزَعُ العَظْمَ أو الحَسَك
кост
kostvykostit
knogleben
kalaluukontluuvaalaluu
استخوان
luunaidanussiaruoto
kost
csontkicsontozszálka
tulang
beinúrbeina
骨
뼈
os
į kauląiki kaulų smegenųiki minimumoišimti kaulusišsiaiškinti nemalonų reikalą su
kaulsasakaizņemt kaulus / asakas
kosťodkostiť
kost
ben
กระดูก
xương
bone
[bəʊn]A. N
1. [of human, animal etc] → hueso m; [of fish] → espina f
bones [of dead] → huesos mpl; (more respectfully) → restos mpl mortales
bone of contention → manzana f de la discordia
chilled or frozen to the bone → congelado de frío
to cut costs to the bone → reducir los gastos al mínimo
I feel it in my bones → tengo esa corazonada, me da en la nariz (Sp)
he won't make old bones → no llegará a viejo
close to the bone (joke) → subido de tono
I have a bone to pick with you → tenemos una cuenta que ajustar
to make no bones about doing sth → no vacilar en hacer algo
he made no bones about it → no se anduvo con rodeos
to work one's fingers to the bone → trabajar como un esclavo
bones [of dead] → huesos mpl; (more respectfully) → restos mpl mortales
bone of contention → manzana f de la discordia
chilled or frozen to the bone → congelado de frío
to cut costs to the bone → reducir los gastos al mínimo
I feel it in my bones → tengo esa corazonada, me da en la nariz (Sp)
he won't make old bones → no llegará a viejo
close to the bone (joke) → subido de tono
I have a bone to pick with you → tenemos una cuenta que ajustar
to make no bones about doing sth → no vacilar en hacer algo
he made no bones about it → no se anduvo con rodeos
to work one's fingers to the bone → trabajar como un esclavo
2. (= substance) → hueso m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bone
[ˈbəʊn] n → os m
I've got a bone to pick with you → j'ai un compte à régler avec toi or vous
the bare bones of sth (= essentials) → les grandes lignes de qch
to be close to the bone (= true) → être proche de la vérité
to be a bit too close to the bone (= offensive) → être vraiment limite
to know sth in one's bones (instinctively) → savoir qch au fond de soi
to be skin and bone (= very thin) → n'avoir que la peau sur les os
to cut costs to the bone → réduire les coûts au (strict) minimum
to be chilled to the bone → être gelé jusqu'à la moelle (des os)
to make no bones about sth → ne pas hésiter à propos de qch
I've got a bone to pick with you → j'ai un compte à régler avec toi or vous
the bare bones of sth (= essentials) → les grandes lignes de qch
to be close to the bone (= true) → être proche de la vérité
to be a bit too close to the bone (= offensive) → être vraiment limite
to know sth in one's bones (instinctively) → savoir qch au fond de soi
to be skin and bone (= very thin) → n'avoir que la peau sur les os
to cut costs to the bone → réduire les coûts au (strict) minimum
to be chilled to the bone → être gelé jusqu'à la moelle (des os)
to make no bones about sth → ne pas hésiter à propos de qch
[fish] → arête f
vt
[+ meat] → désosser
[+ fish] → ôter les arêtes debone china n → porcelaine f tendrebone density n (MEDICINE) → densité f osseusebone dry adj → complètement à secbone idle adj → paresseux/euse comme une couleuvrebone marrow n → moelle f osseuse bone marrow donor, bone marrow transplantbone marrow donor n → donneur/euse m/f de moelle osseusebone marrow transplant n → greffe f de moelle osseusebone of contention n → sujet m de discorde
to become a bone of contention → devenir un sujet de discorde
to become a bone of contention → devenir un sujet de discorde
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bone
n
→ Knochen m; (of fish) → Gräte f; bones pl (of the dead) → Gebeine pl; ham off the bone → Schinken m → vom Knochen; meat on the bone → Fleisch nt → am Knochen; chilled to the bone → völlig durchgefroren; that was a bit close or near to the bone (fig) → das war hart an der Schmerzgrenze; to work one’s fingers to the bone → sich (dat) → die Finger abarbeiten; to cut costs to the bone → Kosten drastisch reduzieren; bone of contention → Zankapfel m; to have a bone to pick with somebody (inf) → mit jdm ein Hühnchen zu rupfen haben (inf); I’ll make no bones about it, you’re/this is … (inf) → du bist/das ist, offen gestanden or ehrlich gesagt, …; he made no bones about saying what he thought (inf) → er hat mit seiner Meinung nicht hinterm Berg gehalten; I can feel it in my bones → das spüre ich in den Knochen; my old bones (inf) → meine alten Knochen (inf)
(= substance) → Knochen m
(Mus) bones pl → Klangstäbe pl
bone
:bone dry
adj pred, bone-dry
adj attr (inf) → knochentrocken
bonehead
n (inf) → Dummkopf m, → Armleuchter m (inf)
bone idle
adj (Brit inf) → stinkfaul (inf)
bone marrow
bone meal
n → Knochenmehl nt
bone
:boneshaker
n
(inf) → Klapperkiste f (inf), → Mühle f (inf)
bone structure
n (of face) → Gesichtszüge pl
boneyard
n (inf) → Friedhof m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bone
[bəʊn]1. n (gen) → osso; (of fish) → lisca, spina
I feel it in my bones → me lo sento, qualcosa me lo dice
I have a bone to pick with you (fam) → devo regolare un conto con te
she made no bones about saying what she thought → ci ha detto quello che pensava senza fare tante cerimonie
I feel it in my bones → me lo sento, qualcosa me lo dice
I have a bone to pick with you (fam) → devo regolare un conto con te
she made no bones about saying what she thought → ci ha detto quello che pensava senza fare tante cerimonie
3. adj (buttons) → d'osso
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bone
(bəun) noun1. the hard substance forming the skeleton of man, animals etc. Bone decays far more slowly than flesh.
2. a piece of this substance. She broke two of the bones in her foot.
verb to take the bones out of (fish etc).
ˈbony adjective1. like bone. a bony substance.
2. full of bones. This fish is very bony.
3. thin. bony fingers.
bone china china in whose manufacture the ashes of burnt bones are used.
bone idle very lazy. He could find a job but he's bone idle.
a bone of contention a cause of argument or quarrelling. Ownership of the boat was a bone of contention between the two men for many years.
have a bone to pick with (someone) to have something to argue about with (a person).
to the bone1. thoroughly and completely. I was chilled to the bone.
2. to the minimum. I've cut my expenses to the bone.
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bone
→ عَظْمَة kost knogle Knochen οστό hueso luu os kost osso 骨 뼈 bot bein kość osso кость ben กระดูก kemik xương 骨头Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
bone
1. n. hueso.
2. [fish] espina;
___ cell → osteoblasto;
___ chips → astillas de ___;
___ density → densidad ósea;
___ development → desarrollo óseo;
___ fracture → fractura, ___ quebrado;
___ fragility → fragilidad ósea;
___ graft → injerto óseo;
___ hook → gancho óseo;
___ lesions → lesiones en los ___ -s;
___ loss → osteopenia;
___ marrow → médula ósea, pop. tuétano;
___ marrow failure → fallo de la médula ósea;
___ plate → placa ósea;
___ splinter → esquirla, astilla ósea;
hard ___ → ___ compacto;
he swallowed a fish ___ → se tragó una espina de ___;
spongy ___ → ___ esponjoso;
v.
deshuesar → sacar los ___ -s;
v.
to make no ___ -s about it → hablar sin rodeos;
skin and ___ -s → piel y ___-s, muy delgado pop. estar en el hueso.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
bone
adj óseo; — marrow médula ósea; n hueso; (of a fish) espina; ankle — hueso del tobillo; breast — esternón m (form), hueso del pecho; collar — (fam) clavícula; hip — hueso de la caderaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.