Synonyms for bone
boʊnbone

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1. bone, osnoun

   rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

   Synonyms:
   atomic number 76, off-white, operating system, oculus sinister, ivory, osmium, pearl, os, osseous tissue

   Antonyms:
   boneless

2. bone, osseous tissuenoun

   the porous calcified substance from which bones are made

   Synonyms:
   off-white, os, pearl, ivory, osseous tissue

   Antonyms:
   boneless

3. bone, ivory, pearl, off-whiteadjective

   a shade of white the color of bleached bones

   Synonyms:
   drop, off-white, ivory, bead, pearl, os, osseous tissue, tusk

   Antonyms:
   boneless

4. boneverb

   consisting of or made up of bone

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

   Antonyms:
   boneless

5. cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, boneverb

   study intensively, as before an exam

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

   Synonyms:
   prink, rise, prepare, stand up, bone up, ram, fancy up, deck out, elevate, uprise, jam, trick up, rig out, tog up, grind away, lift, deck up, drum, arise, swot up, gussy up, mug up, attire, dress up, swot, tog out, organise, beat, thrum, chock up, wad, raise, work up, trick out, get up, turn out, cram, bring up, devise, fig out, organize, jampack, overdress, debone, machinate, fig up

   Antonyms:
   boneless

6. bone, deboneverb

   remove the bones from

   "bone the turkey before roasting it"

   Synonyms:
   grind away, cram, mug up, swot up, get up, bone up, debone, drum, swot

   Antonyms:
   boneless

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1. • Study

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1. vertebra

   a bone from the spine

   the animal has a meter wide bone.

   Submitted by rinat on November 22, 2015  

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1. bonenoun

   Synonyms:
   (little) ossicle, osselet

2. bonenoun

   Associated words:
   osteology, osteography, ossify, ossification, ossiferous, ossific, splint, marrow, ossivorous, ossuary, osteoplasty, caries, osteopathy, solen, necrosis, gangrene, rongeur, impaction, calcify, calcification, bursa, ossein, ossifying, ostalgia, ossifragous, skeleton

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1. List of paraphrases for "bone":

   bony, bones, hueso, marrow, apple, knob, longnose, skeletal, acrylic

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1. List of known nicknames for "Bone":

   Bone Hampton, Vernard 'Bone' Hampton, Comedian Bone

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How to use bone in a sentence?

1. Cary Woodruff:

   During times of trauma, bone can grow pretty fast, so I imagine all in all, we're looking at a prolonged infection that occurred sometime during the last year of Dolly's life.

2. Naveen Patnaik:

   Shri Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha since 2000, adored by millions, for his ... Each bone of my body is secular. ...

3. Angie Lester:

   The surgery, which also involved replacing the transferred bone from Rodgers ’ thigh with graft, was the latest in a slew of other procedures the girl had undergone since childhood, according to Fox 7. Angie Lester, Abby’s mom, said Angie Lester is happy and proud of Angie Lester daughter, who is traveling to Tokyo next week for the International Craniofacial Surgeon’s Conference. Angie Lester's( Rodgers) dealt with it all in stride, abby Rodgers's pretty resilient. And despite Abby Rodgers facial anomalies and the way that Abby Rodgers looks, Abby Rodgers's always had confidence, which I'm thankful for.

4. Elaine Agather:

   The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it.

5. Stephen Curry:

   From what I’m told, just in terms of ligaments around the injury and the bone that’s underneath there, you want to not rush the beginning phases of healing because that’s when you get the most progress, then, when you do put the shoe back on and get back on the court and get reps, you’re not dealing with crazy soreness or anything.