bone

Definition

• n. rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
• n. the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
• n. a shade of white the color of bleached bones
• v. remove the bones from

Word forms

Present participle

boning

Past tense

boned

Third person singular

bones

Past participle

boned

Example sentences

1. n.

   The dog buried a bone in the backyard.

2. vt.

   The chef will bone the fish before cooking it.

3. vi.

   He boned up on his studies before the exam.