bone

CEFRA1

/bəʊn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A hard part forming the skeleton of a body.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A bone of a fish; a fishbone.

Examples

  • I have a bone to pick with you.

  • You are idle to the bone.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /bon/
  • /boʊn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of this material.

  2. A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.

  3. A bonefish.

More examples

In context

  • Let's head to the casino and roll them bones!

  • No Trophee, Sword, nor Hatchment o're his bones.

  • Having my stays very fully boned and fitted with shoulder-straps.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English bon, from Old English bān (“bone, tusk; the bone of a limb”), from Proto-Germanic *bainą (“bone”), from *bainaz (“straight”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to hit, strike, beat”). Cognate with Scots bane, been, bean, bein, bain (“bone”), North Frisian bian, Biin, biinj (“bone; leg”), West Frisian bien (“bone”), Dutch been (“bone; leg”), German Low German Been, Bein (“bone”), German Bein (“leg”), German Gebein (“bones”), Swedish ben (“bone; leg”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Icelandic bein (“bone; leg”), Breton benañ (“to cut, hew”), Latin perfinēs (“break through, break into pieces, shatter”), Avestan 𐬠𐬫𐬈𐬥𐬙𐬈 (byente, “they fight, hit”)....