marrow

CEFRC1

/ˈmæɹəʊ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The soft substance inside bones.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A kind of vegetable similar to a large courgette, zucchini or squash; the mature fruit of certain Cucurbita pepo cultivars.

Examples

  • She needs a bone marrow transplant, but she has not found a donor yet.

  • The spectre's voice disturbed the very marrow in his bones.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmæɹoʊ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The pith of certain plants.

  2. The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.

  3. The essence; the best part.

More examples

In context

  • This patient will have a marrow today.

  • She loves bone marrow.

  • I was chilled to the marrow.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English mary, marow, marwe, marowȝ, from Old English mearg, from Proto-West Germanic *maʀg, from Proto-Germanic *mazgą, *mazgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰos. Compare West Frisian moarch, Dutch merg, German Mark, Swedish märg, Icelandic mergur, and also Russian мозг (mozg, “brain”), Polish mózg (“brain”), Ashkun amōźã, Kamkata-viri muč, muj, Waigali muj, Persian مغز (maġz, “brain”), Sanskrit मज्जन् (majján). Doublet of maghaz.