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bone

 

[ bษ™สŠn ]

Noun / Verb
Oxford 3000 Materials
Context #1 | Noun

human anatomy

Any of the hard pieces that form the skeleton of the body.

Synonyms

calcium, osseous tissue, skeleton

Examples of usage

  • He broke a bone in his leg while skiing.
  • The dog buried a bone in the backyard.
Context #2 | Noun

food

A piece of bone, typically containing marrow, used as food.

Synonyms

marrow, osseous tissue, skeleton

Examples of usage

  • She made a delicious bone broth from scratch.
  • The hungry dog gnawed on a bone.
Context #3 | Verb

slang

To remove all bones from (meat or fish) before cooking or serving.

Synonyms

boneless, debone, remove bones

Examples of usage

  • Can you bone the chicken before grilling it?
  • I prefer boneless fish fillets.

Translations

Translations of the word "bone" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น osso

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคนเคกเฅเคกเฅ€

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Knochen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ tulang

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะบั–ัั‚ะบะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ koล›ฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้ชจ (ใปใญ)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท os

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ hueso

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kemik

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ผˆ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุนูŽุธู’ู…ูŽุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kost

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ kosลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้ชจๅคด (gว”tรณu)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ kost

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ bein

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัาฏะนะตะบ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒซแƒ•แƒแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sรผmรผk

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ hueso

Etymology

The word 'bone' originates from the Old English word 'ban', which is related to the Old Norse 'bein' and the Dutch 'been'. It has been used to refer to the hard tissue forming the human skeleton since ancient times. Bones have been symbolically associated with strength, support, and structure in various cultures throughout history.

See also: boneless, bones, bony, debone, deboned.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #2,178, this word belongs to solid intermediate vocabulary. It's frequently used in both casual and formal contexts and is worth learning for better fluency.