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bone

bone

6 3.8
A pale off-white color people use for paint or cloth
  • noun
  • /boʊn/
: color hueso
  • The artist chose a paint in a soft bone color to create a serene atmosphere in the room.

Examples

  • And again, just a little bit on my brow bone like that.

  • A long face, a sad face, a face white as the bone beneath the skin.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • And here is the same in the bone color.

  • That can just act as like a little brow bone color.

  • We don't really have a light like bone colored highlight or anything.

  • Take white chocolate from the palette and put that on the brow bone for some highlight.

  • For the wedding, she selected a fabric that had a lovely bone hue for her bridesmaid dresses.

  • The interior designer recommended a bone shade for the walls to complement the natural light in the space.

Synonyms

ivory
vsbone
12 3.5

A pale creamy white color like elephant tusks

is the bleached natural shade used for paint and fabric rather than creaminess
pearl
vsbone
11 1.0

A pale shiny white color like the inside of an oyster shell

is a pale white like bleached natural material rather than a gemlike sheen
off-white
vsbone
1 3.0

A pale color close to white with a slight hint of another color

is a pale white that resembles bleached natural material rather than a tint

Idioms

11 6.0

To do very hard, long tasks until you are very tired

5 6.3

To make someone feel very cold or deeply frightened

4 5.2

A subject that causes disagreement between people

To make someone laugh or feel amused

bred in the bone
  • Informal
1 8.8

A quality someone has from birth that is hard to change

1 9.9

Acting with strong determination and refusing to give up

1 8.3

To make someone laugh a lot

A constant problem that annoys people and is hard to solve

8.5

Making someone feel very afraid

Do very hard, long jobs until you are very tired

Compounds

bone marrow
  • Specialized
94 3.0

Soft, fatty part inside bones that makes blood cells for the body

10 3.2

Completely dry with no water left

7 2.7

A steak from the middle of the cow's back with a T-shaped bone and a piece of tenderloin

Very cold or scary

bone cell
  • Specialized
5 3.7

A living part inside a bone that helps make new bone and remove old bone

5 2.7

A bone in the leg like the femur or tibia

neck bone
  • Specialized
5 3.7

A small bone in the neck that helps protect the spine

hyoid bone
  • Specialized
5 8.1

A U-shaped bone in the neck under the tongue that supports its muscles

long bone
  • Specialized
5 3.6

A long hard part inside the arm or leg like the femur that has a soft center

4 3.4

Completely dry with no moisture

4 3.7

The spot on the elbow that makes a sharp, tingling pain when hit

parietal bone
  • Specialized
3 7.4

One of two bones on the top and side of the skull between the front and back bones

frontal bone
  • Specialized
3 6.3

A large bone at the front of the skull that makes the forehead and upper eye sockets

occipital bone
  • Specialized
3 7.4

A curved bone at the lower back of the skull that protects the back of the brain

3 2.7

A bone that forms part of the arm, for example the humerus, radius or ulna

3 5.0

Front part of the hip bone that helps form the pelvis

temporal bone
  • Specialized
2 5.3

Part of the skull on each side that holds the inner ear

2 7.0

A very strong feeling that reaches deep into your body or heart

nasal bone
  • Specialized
2 3.7

One of the two thin bones that form the bridge of the nose

2 4.4

Fine white porcelain made with powdered bone that is strong and slightly see-through

shoulder bone
  • Specialized
1 2.5

A flat triangular bone on the upper back that connects the arm to the body

zygomatic bone
  • Specialized
1 8.0

A bone that forms the cheek and part of the eye socket

Extremely hard and painful, often making a loud, crushing sound

1 2.5

The large inner bone in the lower leg from knee to ankle

metacarpal bone
  • Specialized
1 5.6

One of five long bones in the hand between the wrist and a finger

tail bone
  • Specialized
1 3.6

The small bone at the very end of the spine

1 3.4

Soft, fatty part inside some bones that people eat as a rich food

wrist bone
  • Specialized
1 3.0

Small bones in the wrist that help the hand move

1 6.3

A bone with no meat on it

cannon bone
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A strong lower leg bone in animals with hooves, especially horses

bone-idle
  • Offensive
1 9.1

Very lazy and not willing to do any work or help

bone fat
  • Specialized
1 8.4

Fat taken from animal bones used to make cheap candles, soap, and grease

carpal bone
  • Specialized
1 4.8

One of the eight small bones in the wrist between the forearm and the hand

sesamoid bone
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A small round bone that forms inside a tendon near a joint, like the kneecap

bone ash
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A white ash left when bones are burned used in fertiliser and bone china

bone hard
  • Informal
1 7.7

Very strong and not easily broken or changed

wishing bone
  • Literature
1 8.9

A forked bone from a chicken or turkey pulled for luck

1 3.0

The inner longer bone of the forearm between the elbow and the wrist

1 6.8

A bone that is roughly round in shape, often from animals

1 7.3

A very strong movement you feel in your body from loud sound or a fast ride

bone age
  • Specialized
1 6.7

The stage of bone growth shown on X-rays compared with normal age

bone-lazy
  • Offensive
1 7.9

Not willing to do any work most of the time

scaphoid bone
  • Specialized
1 7.8

A small wrist bone on the thumb side that often breaks in falls

tarsal bone
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A small bone in the ankle that helps the foot move

ethmoid bone
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A light spongy bone at the skull base that helps form the eye sockets and the inside of the nose

malar bone
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A bone that forms the cheek below the eye

mandibular bone
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A bone in animals that forms the lower jaw and lets the mouth open and close

hamate bone
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A small bone on the outer side of the wrist next to the little finger with a hook-like part

short bone
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A bone about as long as it is wide and thick, found in the wrist and ankle

pin bone
  • Specialized
1 9.4

A small hard part inside a sirloin steak between the flat bone and the porterhouse

red bone marrow
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Soft, spongy part inside some bones that makes red blood cells

bone oil
  • Archaic
1 9.1

An oily liquid from heated animal bones used as a lubricant or to treat leather

bone black
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A black pigment made by burning animal bones for paint and ink

crazy bone
  • Informal
1 7.7

The spot at the elbow that makes your arm tingle when hit

1 8.4

An animal with a hard outer layer of bone that protects its body

ischial bone
  • Specialized
1 8.5

The lower back part of the hip bone that forms the pelvis

mastoid bone
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A bony bump behind the ear at the base of the skull

sphenoid bone
  • Specialized
1 8.8

A butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull that helps form the eye socket and supports the brain

splint bone
  • Specialized
1 9.3

A small thin bone next to the main lower leg bone in a horse

pisiform bone
  • Specialized
1 9.7

A small pea-shaped bone near the little finger that touches one other wrist bone

Very tired all through your body so you can barely move

bone-forming cell
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A part of the body that makes new bone during growth or healing

bone spavin
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A disease in horses that causes a hard bone growth on the lower hind leg and makes them lame

calf bone
  • Specialized
1 4.6

The outer, thinner bone in the lower leg between the knee and ankle, also called the fibula

yellow bone marrow
  • Specialized
1 6.1

Tissue inside the hollow part of long bones in adults that stores fat

bone-ash cup
  • Archaic
9.9

A small bowl made from bone ash used to separate precious metals during testing

bone-headed dinosaur
  • Specialized
9.2

A two-legged plant-eating dinosaur with a thick rounded skull

bone char
  • Specialized
9.2

A black material made by burning animal bones used to colour or filter liquids

A very strong fear that feels like it shakes your body

capitate bone
  • Specialized
6.6

A large bone in the middle of the wrist that connects to the base of the middle finger

cartilage bone
  • Specialized
9.0

A bone that forms inside cartilage before a baby is born, like long arm or leg bones

cuboid bone
  • Specialized
7.4

A bone on the outer side of the foot about the shape of a small cube

cuneiform bone
  • Specialized
9.1

A small bone in the wrist near the little finger

How White

white
∞ 1.0
bone
6 3.8
ivory
12 3.5
off-white
1 3.0

Surface Forms

bone singular
bones plural

Etymology

The word bone for a pale color comes from the light look of real bones, so calling a paint 'bone' means it is a soft off-white.