bone

nouns

rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

bone, os

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

the porous calcified substance from which bones are made

bone, osseous tissue

is derived from

a shade of white the color of bleached bones

bone, ivory, off-white, pearl

study intensively, as before an exam

"I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"

bone, bone up, cram, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up

remove the bones from

"bone the turkey before roasting it"

bone, debone

consisting of or made up of bone

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

bone

is similar to

having bones especially many or prominent bones

"a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist"; "bony fish"