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 Definitions of MARROW  [ˈmær oʊ]  

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Definition of 'MARROW' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) marrow
the soft fatty vascular tissue in the cavities of bones: a major site of blood cell production.

2.  marrow
the inmost or essential part.

3.  marrow
strength; vitality.

4.  marrow
Chiefly Brit.

Etymology:  (bef. 900; OE mearg, c.OHG marg, ON mergr)

Definition of 'MARROW' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) marrow, bone marrow
the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones

2. (noun) marrow, marrow squash, vegetable marrow
any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh

3. (noun) marrow, bone marrow
very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones

4. (noun) marrow, vegetable marrow
large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins

5. (noun) kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
"the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"


Definition of 'MARROW' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) MARROW
the tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty, and red or reddish in color

2. (noun) MARROW
the essence; the best part

3. (noun) MARROW
one of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate

4. (verb) MARROW
to fill with, or as with, marrow of fat; to glut


Translation of 'MARROW' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the soft substance in the hollow parts of bones
Beef marrow is needed for this dish.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: murg Arabic flag Arabic: نُخاع العِظام، مُخ العَظْ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: костен мозък
Brazilian flag Brazilian: medula Czech flag Czech: morek German flag German: das Knochenmark
Danish flag Danish: marv Greek flag Greek: μεδούλι Spanish flag Spanish: médula, tuétano
Estonian flag Estonian: üdi Farsi flag Farsi: مغز استخوان Finnish flag Finnish: luuydin
French flag French: moelle Hebrew flag Hebrew: מוֹח עֶצֶם Hindi flag Hindi: मज्जा
Croatian flag Croatian: koštana srž Hungarian flag Hungarian: velő Indonesian flag Indonesian: sumsum
Icelandic flag Icelandic: beinmergur Italian flag Italian: midollo Japanese flag Japanese: 骨髄
Korean flag Korean: 골수 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kaulų smegenys Latvian flag Latvian: kaulu smadzenes
Malay flag Malay: sumsum Dutch flag Dutch: merg Norwegian flag Norwegian: marg
Polish flag Polish: szpik kostny Persian flag Persian: مغز استخوان Pashto flag Pashto: د هډوكى مغز
Portuguese flag Portuguese: medula Romanian flag Romanian: măduvă Russian flag Russian: костный мозг
Slovak flag Slovak: špik Slovenian flag Slovenian: mozeg Serbian flag Serbian: koštana srž
Swedish flag Swedish: märg Thai flag Thai: ไขกระดูก Turkish flag Turkish: ilik
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 骨髓 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: кістковий мозок Urdu flag Urdu: ہڈی کا گودا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tủy Chinese flag Chinese: 骨髓

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