Synonyms for bone
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1. bone, osnoun

   rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

   Synonyms:
   atomic number 76, off-white, operating system, oculus sinister, ivory, osmium, pearl, os, osseous tissue

   Antonyms:
   boneless

2. bone, osseous tissuenoun

   the porous calcified substance from which bones are made

   Synonyms:
   off-white, os, pearl, ivory, osseous tissue

   Antonyms:
   boneless

3. bone, ivory, pearl, off-whiteadjective

   a shade of white the color of bleached bones

   Synonyms:
   drop, off-white, ivory, bead, pearl, os, osseous tissue, tusk

   Antonyms:
   boneless

4. boneverb

   consisting of or made up of bone

   "a bony substance"; "the bony framework of the body"

   Antonyms:
   boneless

5. cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, boneverb

   study intensively, as before an exam

   "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"

   Synonyms:
   prink, rise, prepare, stand up, bone up, ram, fancy up, deck out, elevate, uprise, jam, trick up, rig out, tog up, grind away, lift, deck up, drum, arise, swot up, gussy up, mug up, attire, dress up, swot, tog out, organise, beat, thrum, chock up, wad, raise, work up, trick out, get up, turn out, cram, bring up, devise, fig out, organize, jampack, overdress, debone, machinate, fig up

   Antonyms:
   boneless

6. bone, deboneverb

   remove the bones from

   "bone the turkey before roasting it"

   Synonyms:
   grind away, cram, mug up, swot up, get up, bone up, debone, drum, swot

   Antonyms:
   boneless

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1. vertebra

   a bone from the spine

   the animal has a meter wide bone.

   Submitted by rinat on November 22, 2015  

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1. bonenoun

   Synonyms:
   (little) ossicle, osselet

2. bonenoun

   Associated words:
   osteology, osteography, ossify, ossification, ossiferous, ossific, splint, marrow, ossivorous, ossuary, osteoplasty, caries, osteopathy, solen, necrosis, gangrene, rongeur, impaction, calcify, calcification, bursa, ossein, ossifying, ostalgia, ossifragous, skeleton

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1. List of paraphrases for "bone":

   bony, bones, hueso, marrow, apple, knob, longnose, skeletal, acrylic

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1. List of known nicknames for "Bone":

   Bone Hampton, Vernard 'Bone' Hampton, Comedian Bone

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1. William Weinreb:

   The purpose of that kind of bomb is to shred flesh, shatter bone, set people on fire and cause people to suffer painful deaths.

2. Robert A. Heinlein:

   A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, cone a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.

3. Scott Alcala:

   I saw the Suburban coming right at me about to T-bone right into the driver door and I thought that was it. A second later I turned my head and just smashed into the barrier.

4. Sibylle Kranz:

   Children are growing, so they are in an anabolic state: Muscle is being built; bone is being built; the brain is developing.

5. Sarah Palin:

   We have to ask others to support the other Republicans, even though it kind of goes against any competitive bone anybody would have in their body.