BONE
Scrabble letter values: B3O1N1E1 = 6
Definition
- adjective consisting of or made up of bone.
- verb study intensively, as before an exam. — synonyms: cram, grind_away, drum, bone_up, swot, get_up, mug_up, swot_up
- verb remove the bones from. — synonyms: debone
- noun rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates. — synonyms: os
- noun the porous calcified substance from which bones are made. — synonyms: osseous_tissue
- noun a shade of white the color of bleached bones. — synonyms: ivory, pearl, off-white
Examples
- “a bony substance”
- “the bony framework of the body”
- “I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam”