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noun

plural bones

[count] :any one of the hard pieces that form the frame (called a skeleton) inside a person's or animal's body

He broke a bone in his left arm.

The leg bone is connected to the knee bone. - sometimes used figuratively

He doesn't have a selfish/jealous bone in his body. [=he is not selfish/jealous at all]

My bones are aching from working in the garden.

My aching bones! [=my body is tired and sore]

I'll be glad to have a chance to rest my weary bones.

He knew in his bones [=knew in his heart; had a strong feeling] that he was wrong.

She felt in her bones [=she sensed very strongly] that nothing had changed. - see also bag of bones, bare bones, funny bone

[noncount] :the hard material that bones are made of

a piece of bone

We are all made of flesh and bone.

The handle of the knife is made from bone.

bone of contention

xem contention

bone to pick

informal :something to argue or complain about with someone - usually + with

I have a bone to pick with you!

bred in the bone

xem breed

close to the bone

xem close

make no bones about

to be very sure and definite about (something)

Make no bones about the seriousness of the matter.

He made no bones about his plans to cut expenses.

Make no bones about itwe will win.

off the bone

with the meat removed from the bone or bones

The pork is served off the bone.

on the bone

with the meat connected to the bone or bones

The ham was on the bone.

skin and bones

xem skin

throw (someone) a bone

informal :to offer (someone) something that is not very important or valuable especially to stop complaints or protests

The boss would not let his workers out early for the holiday but threw them a bone by buying lunch.

to the bone

very much

We were frozen to the bone. [=we were very cold]

The threatening look in his eyes chilled me to the bone. [=made me feel very fearful]

as much as possible

The company has cut costs to the bone in an effort to save money.

work your fingers to the bone

xem finger

verb

bones; boned; boning

[+ obj] :to remove the bones from (a fish or meat) :debone

bone a fish

bone a chicken breast

bone up

[phrasal verb] informal

to try to learn a lot of information quickly for a test, exam, etc.

She boned up [=crammed] for the exam.

to study something again

He's going to bone up the night before the test.

usually + on

She boned up on the speech just before giving it.

I have to bone up on [=brush up on] my French for my trip.

adverb

always used before an adjective

extremely or very :completely or totally

bone tired/lazy/idle

The air is bone dry. - often used in combination

a bone-dry desert climate

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bone /ˈboʊn/

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