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bone

bone

1.0
A hard part inside the body that forms the skeleton
  • noun
  • /boʊn/
translation icon : hueso
  • The archaeologists discovered ancient animal bones buried deep in the ground.
  • broken bones
  • bone marrow
  • bone density

So it's it's no good for your bones to drink skim milk.

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Examples

  • So I had all this extra bone around my knee joint.

  • The doctor explained that the bone in her arm was fractured and needed to be set.

  • So it just comes right off the bone like that.

  • And it was a bone like this one.

  • A hungry dog who already had a bone in his mouth.

  • Is this bone not ours as well?

  • I could feel the thin bones in his arms, the push of his ribs.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Alongside the gravestones, excavators uncovered hundreds of bones, some with evidence of unusual injuries.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Didn't break any bones.

  • She stepped carefully over the bone that the dog had buried in the yard.

Synonyms

os
vsbone
  • Specialized
9.9

A hard part inside the body that forms the skeleton

is the common everyday term rather than a technical anatomical name
osseous tissue
vsbone
  • Specialized
7.5

Hard tissue in bones that gives them strength

refers to the whole rigid skeletal element rather than only the tissue component

Idioms

4 5.2

A subject that causes disagreement between people

Do very hard, long jobs until you are very tired

3 6.3

To make someone feel very cold or deeply frightened

bred in the bone
  • Informal
1 8.8

A quality someone has from birth that is hard to change

Acting with strong determination and refusing to give up

A constant problem that annoys people and is hard to solve

8.3

To make someone laugh a lot

8.5

Making someone feel very afraid

To make someone laugh or feel amused

6.0

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

Compounds

bone marrow
  • Specialized
68 3.0

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

8 2.7

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

hyoid bone
  • Specialized
5 8.1

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

Very cold or scary

5 3.2

Completely dry with no water left

5 2.7

A bone in the leg like the femur or tibia

occipital bone
  • Specialized
3 7.4

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

frontal bone
  • Specialized
3 6.3

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

neck bone
  • Specialized
3 3.7

A small bone in the neck that helps protect the spine

2 3.7

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

parietal bone
  • Specialized
2 7.4

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

2 4.4

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

2 2.7

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

long bone
  • Specialized
2 3.6

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

temporal bone
  • Specialized
2 5.3

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

1 7.0

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

nasal bone
  • Specialized
1 3.7

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

1 3.4

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

1 3.4

Completely dry with no moisture

bone cell
  • Specialized
1 3.7

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

cannon bone
  • Specialized
1 8.6

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

metacarpal bone
  • Specialized
1 5.6

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

1 5.0

Front part of the hip bone that helps form the pelvis

zygomatic bone
  • Specialized
1 8.0

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

bone-idle
  • Offensive
1 9.1

Very lazy and not willing to do any work or help

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

carpal bone
  • Specialized
1 4.8

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

1 6.3

A bone with no meat on it

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

1 6.8

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

scaphoid bone
  • Specialized
1 7.8

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

sesamoid bone
  • Specialized
1 6.8

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

1 2.5

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

shoulder bone
  • Specialized
1 2.5

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

wishing bone
  • Literature
1 8.9

A forked bone from a chicken or turkey pulled for luck

wrist bone
  • Specialized
1 3.0

Small bones in the wrist that help the hand move

bone spavin
  • Specialized
9.9

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

bone-ash cup
  • Archaic
9.9

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

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

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

Very tired all through your body so you can barely move

bone-forming cell
  • Specialized
4.4

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

bone-headed dinosaur
  • Specialized
9.2

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

bone-lazy
  • Offensive
7.9

Not willing to do any work most of the time

bone age
  • Specialized
6.7

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

bone black
  • Specialized
8.4

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

bone char
  • Specialized
9.2

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

bone fat
  • Specialized
8.4

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

bone oil
  • Archaic
9.1

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

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

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

calf bone
  • Specialized
4.6

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

cartilage bone
  • Specialized
9.0

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

crazy bone
  • Informal
7.7

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

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

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

ethmoid bone
  • Specialized
8.6

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

fetter bone
  • Specialized
9.9

A long bone in a horse's lower leg between the joint above the hoof and the hoof

7.8

A bone condition where normal bone is replaced by soft tissue, making bones weak

9.3

A cut of beef from the sirloin next to the wedge bone

lacrimal bone
  • Specialized
7.9

A small thin bone at the inner side of the eye socket that helps drain tears

lunate bone
  • Specialized
6.3

A small bone in the middle of the wrist shaped like a half moon that helps hand movement

mastoid bone
  • Specialized
6.5

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

membrane bone
  • Specialized
7.9

A bone that forms directly in soft tissue instead of from cartilage, like skull and collar bones

glass bone disease
  • Specialized
5.2

A rare condition where bones are very weak and break easily

hamate bone
  • Specialized
7.5

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

innominate bone
  • Specialized
9.9

A large hip bone on one side of the pelvis that has three parts

ischial bone
  • Specialized
8.5

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

jugal bone
  • Specialized
9.1

A bone under the eye that makes the cheek stick out

How Hard

antler
41 3.7
bone
1.0
dog biscuit
4 1.0
treat
398 1.0
soft diet
1 2.9

Surface Forms

bone singular
bones plural

Etymology

The word bone comes from a very old German word that also gave German Bein meaning 'leg', so it named the hard parts inside our bodies that hold us up and help us move.