1. (noun) bone, os
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
2. (noun) bone, osseous tissue
the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
3. (adj) bone, ivory, pearl, off-white
a shade of white the color of bleached bones
4. (verb) bone
consisting of or made up of bone
"a bony substance"; "the bony framework of the body"
5. (verb) cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone
study intensively, as before an exam
"I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
6. (verb) bone, debone
remove the bones from
"bone the turkey before roasting it"
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Definition of 'bone' 
