Noun bone has 3 senses
  1. bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
    --1 is a kind of percussion instrument, percussive instrument; connective tissue; percussion instrument, percussive instrument; connective tissue
    --1 is a part of endoskeleton
    --1 is a substance of horn
    --1 has parts:
     socket; marrow, bone marrow; lamella; bone cell; condyle; coronoid process, processus coronoideus; matrix, intercellular substance, ground substance
    --1 has substances: collagen; bone, osseous tissue
    --1 has particulars:
     furcula; splint bone; pastern, fetter bone; cannon bone; fishbone; anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus; bare bone; cuboid bone; carpal bone, carpal, wrist bone; cartilage bone; centrum; cheekbone, zygomatic bone, mala, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum; clavicle, collarbone; coccyx, tail bone; dentine, dentin; ethmoid, ethmoid bone; heelbone, calcaneus, os tarsi fibulare; hipbone, innominate bone; hyoid, hyoid bone, os hyoideum; ilium; ischium, ischial bone, os ischii; long bone, os longum; ramus; membrane bone; metacarpal, metacarpal bone; metatarsal; nasal, nasal bone, os nasale; ossicle, bonelet, ossiculum; palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum; phalanx; pubis, pubic bone, os pubis; rib, costa; round bone; sacrum; scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone; sesamoid bone, os sesamoideum; short bone, os breve; sphenoid bone, sphenoid, os sphenoidale; sternum, breastbone; gladiolus, corpus sternum; manubrium; xiphoid process; tarsal, tarsal bone; temporal bone, os temporale; tooth; turbinate bone, turbinate, turbinal; tympanic bone; vertebra; zygoma, zygomatic arch, arcus zygomaticus; modiolus; lacrimal bone; skull; calvaria, skullcap; cranium, braincase, brainpan; occiput; sinciput; jaw; vomer; Wormian bone, sutural bone; marrowbone
  2. bone, osseous tissue - the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
    --2 is a kind of animal material; animal material
    --2 is a substance of bone, os
    Derived form: verb bone2
  3. bone, ivory, pearl, off-white - a shade of white the color of bleached bones
    --3 is a kind of white, whiteness; white, whiteness
,Verb bone has 2 senses
  1. cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone - study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
    --1 is one way to study, hit the books
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something PP
  2. bone, debone - remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it"
    --2 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Derived form: noun bone2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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