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