| aitchbone
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(noun) a cut of beef including the H-shaped rump bone |
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| anklebone
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(noun) the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint |
Synonyms:
astragal,
talus,
astragalus |
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| backbone
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(noun) a central cohesive source of support and stability |
Synonyms:
mainstay,
keystone,
anchor,
linchpin,
lynchpin |
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| (noun) fortitude and determination |
Synonyms:
gumption,
grit,
sand,
moxie,
guts |
| (noun) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord |
Synonyms:
back,
spine,
rachis,
spinal column,
vertebral column |
| (noun) the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved |
Synonyms:
spine |
| (noun) the part of a network that connects other networks together |
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| bone
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(verb) study intensively, as before an exam |
Synonyms:
mug up,
drum,
get up,
grind away,
swot,
swot up,
cram,
bone up |
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| (verb) remove the bones from |
Synonyms:
debone |
| (noun) rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
Synonyms:
os |
| (noun) the porous calcified substance from which bones are made |
Synonyms:
osseous tissue |
| (noun) a shade of white the color of bleached bones |
Synonyms:
ivory,
pearl,
off-white |
| (adjective) consisting of or made up of bone |
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| breastbone
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(noun) the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs |
Synonyms:
sternum |
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| cheekbone
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(noun) the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek |
Synonyms:
zygomatic,
zygomatic bone,
jugal bone,
malar,
malar bone,
os zygomaticum |
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| collarbone
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(noun) bone linking the scapula and sternum |
Synonyms:
clavicle |
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| debone
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(verb) remove the bones from |
Synonyms:
bone |
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| fishbone
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(noun) a bone of a fish |
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| heelbone
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(noun) the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel |
Synonyms:
os tarsi fibulare,
calcaneus |
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| herringbone
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(noun) a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern |
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| (noun) a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery |
Synonyms:
herringbone pattern |
| hipbone
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(noun) large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis |
Synonyms:
innominate bone |
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| jawbone
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(verb) talk idly or casually and in a friendly way |
Synonyms:
schmoose,
schmooze,
shmoose,
shmooze |
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| (noun) the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth |
Synonyms:
jowl,
mandible,
mandibula,
mandibular bone,
submaxilla,
lower jaw,
lower jawbone |
| marrowbone
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(noun) a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup |
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| redbone
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(noun) a speedy red or red-and-tan American hound |
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| shinbone
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(noun) the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle |
Synonyms:
shin,
shin bone,
tibia |
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| thighbone
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(noun) the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee |
Synonyms:
femoris,
femur |
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| trombone
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(noun) a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide |
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| whalebone
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(noun) a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets |
Synonyms:
baleen |
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| wishbone
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(noun) the furcula of a domestic fowl |
Synonyms:
wishing bone |
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