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Word: Bone
Speech Type: Noun
Old English bān, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch been and German Bein
bəʊn
any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates
Short Definition:piece of hard tissue making up skeleton
Examples:- his injuries included many broken bones
- a shoulder bone
the calcified material of which bones consist
Short Definition:calcified material of which bones consist
Examples:- an earring of bone
the basic or essential framework of something
Short Definition:basic or essential framework
Examples:- you need to put some flesh on the bones of your idea
Word: Bone
Speech Type: Verb
bəʊn
remove the bones from (meat or fish) before cooking, serving, or selling
Short Definition:remove bones from meat or fish
Examples:- ask your butcher to bone the turkey for you
study (a subject) intensively, typically in preparation for something
Short Definition:study subject intensively
Examples:- she boned up on languages she had learned long ago
have sex with (someone).
Short Definition:have sex with someone
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