bone (b?n)n.1. a. The dense, semirigid, porous, calcified connective tissue forming the major portion of the skeleton of most vertebrates. It consists of a dense organic matrix and an inorganic, mineral component.b. Any of numerous anatomically distinct structures making up the skeleton of a vertebrate animal. There are more than 200 different bones in the human body.c. A piece of bone.2. bonesa. The skeleton.b. The body: These old bones don’t do much dancing anymore.c. Mortal remains: His bones are buried up on the hill.3. An animal structure or material, such as ivory, resembling bone.4. Something made of bone or of material resembling bone, especially:a. A piece of whalebone or similar material used as a corset stay.b. bones Informal Dice.5. bones The fundamental plan or design, as of the plot of a book.6. a. bones Flat clappers made of bone or wood originally used by the end man in a minstrel show.b. Bones(used with a sing. verb) The end man in a minstrel show.7. Vulgar Slang The penis.v. boned, bon·ing, bones v.tr.1. To remove the bones from: bone a fish.2. To stiffen (a piece of clothing) with stays, as of whalebone.3. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with. Used especially of a man.v.intr. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse.Phrasal Verb: bone up Informal To study, often in preparation for an anticipated event: boned up for the final exam.Idioms: bone of contention The subject of a dispute. bone to pick Grounds for a complaint or dispute. in (one’s) bones In one’s innermost feelings: knew in my bones that I was wrong. to the bone To an extreme degree: was chilled to the bone; cut the budget to the bone.[Middle English bon, from Old English b?n.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.bone (b??n) n1. (Anatomy) any of the various structures that make up the skeleton in most vertebrates2. (Anatomy) the porous rigid tissue of which these parts are made, consisting of a matrix of collagen and inorganic salts, esp calcium phosphate, interspersed with canals and small holes. 3. something consisting of bone or a bonelike substance4. (plural) the human skeleton or body: they laid his bones to rest; come and rest your bones. 5. (Clothing & Fashion) a thin strip of whalebone, light metal, plastic, etc, used to stiffen corsets and brassieres6. (plural) the essentials (esp in the phrase the bare bones): to explain the bones of a situation. 7. (plural) dice8. (plural) an informal nickname for a doctor9. close to the bone near the bone a. risqué or indecent: his jokes are rather close to the bone. b. in poverty; destitute10. feel in one’s bones to have an intuition of11. have a bone to pick to have grounds for a quarrel12. make no bones about a. to be direct and candid aboutb. to have no scruples about13. point the bone (often foll by at) a. to wish bad luck (on)b. to threaten to bring about the downfall (of)vb (mainly tr) 14. (Cookery) to remove the bones from (meat for cooking, etc)15. (Clothing & Fashion) to stiffen (a corset, etc) by inserting bones16. (Agriculture) to fertilize with bone meal17. taboo slang to have sexual intercourse with18. Brit a slang word for steal[Old English b?n; related to Old Norse béin, Old Frisian b?n, Old High German bein] ?boneless adjBône (French bon) n (Placename) a former name of AnnabaCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014bone (bo?n) n., v. boned, bon?ing, adv. n. 1. a. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. b. the hard connective tissue forming these structures, composed of cells enclosed in a calcified matrix. 2. such a structure from an edible animal, usu. with meat adhering to it, as an article of food: a ham bone. 3. any of various similarly hard or structural animal substances, as ivory or whalebone. 4. something resembling such a substance. 5. bones, a. the skeleton. b. a body: to rest one’s weary bones. c. dice. d. a simple rhythm instrument consisting of two bars of bone, ivory, or wood, held between the fingers and clacked together. 6. the color of bone; ivory or off-white. 7. a flat strip of whalebone or other material for stiffening corsets, petticoats, etc.; stay. v.t. 8. to remove the bones from: to bone a turkey. 9. to put whalebone or another stiffener into (clothing). 10. bone up, Informal. to study intensely; cram: to bone up for an exam. adv. 11. completely; absolutely: bone tired. Idioms: 1. feel in one’s bones, to be sure intuitively. 2. have a bone to pick with someone, to have cause for reproaching someone. 3. make no bones about, a. to act or speak openly and decisively about. b. to have no fear of or objection to. 4. throw a bone, to give a small concession as a sop. [before 900; Middle English bo(o)n, Old English b?n; c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon b?n, Old High German, Old Norse bein] Bône (bo?n) n. former name of Annaba. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.bonecross section of an adult human femurbone (b?n)1. The hard, dense, calcified tissue that forms the skeleton of most vertebrates. Bone serves as a framework for the attachment of muscles and protects vital organs, such as the brain. It also contains large amounts of calcium, a mineral that is essential for proper cell function. Blood cells and platelets are produced in the marrow, the central cavity of bone. See more at osteoblast, osteocyte.2. Any of the bones in a skeleton, such as the femur in the leg of a mammal.The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.bonePast participle: bonedGerund: boningImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativebonebonePresentI boneyou bonehe/she/it boneswe boneyou bonethey bonePreteriteI bonedyou bonedhe/she/it bonedwe bonedyou bonedthey bonedPresent ContinuousI am boningyou are boninghe/she/it is boningwe are boningyou are boningthey are boningPresent PerfectI have bonedyou have bonedhe/she/it has bonedwe have bonedyou have bonedthey have bonedPast ContinuousI was boningyou were boninghe/she/it was boningwe were boningyou were boningthey were boningPast PerfectI had bonedyou had bonedhe/she/it had bonedwe had bonedyou had bonedthey had bonedFutureI will boneyou will bonehe/she/it will bonewe will boneyou will bonethey will boneFuture PerfectI will have bonedyou will have bonedhe/she/it will have bonedwe will have bonedyou will have bonedthey will have bonedFuture ContinuousI will be boningyou will be boninghe/she/it will be boningwe will be boningyou will be boningthey will be boningPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been boningyou have been boninghe/she/it has been boningwe have been boningyou have been boningthey have been boningFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been boningyou will have been boninghe/she/it will have been boningwe will have been boningyou will have been boningthey will have been boningPast Perfect ContinuousI had been boningyou had been boninghe/she/it had been boningwe had been boningyou had been boningthey had been boningConditionalI would boneyou would bonehe/she/it would bonewe would boneyou would bonethey would bonePast ConditionalI would have bonedyou would have bonedhe/she/it would have bonedwe would have bonedyou would have bonedthey would have bonedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011bone1. Dense connective tissue hardened by deposits of calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate.2. To remove the bones from fish, meat or poultry.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited