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bone

Noun

∙ A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. uncountable
∙ Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of bone. countable
∙ A bone of a fish; a fishbone.
∙ One of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, the boning, originally made of whalebone.
∙ Anything made of bone, such as a bobbin for weaving bone lace.
∙ The framework of anything. figuratively
∙ An off-white colour, like the colour of bone.
∙ A dollar. US, informal
∙ An erect penis; a boner. slang
∙ Dominoes or dice. slang
∙ Short for trombone. slang

Adjective

Verb

∙ To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from.
∙ To fertilize with bone.
∙ To put whalebone into.
∙ To make level, using a particular procedure; to survey a level line. civil engineering
∙ To have sexual intercourse with. vulgar, slang, of a man
∙ To perform "bone pointing", a ritual that is intended to bring illness or even death to the victim. Australia, dated, in Aboriginal culture
∙ To study. usually with "up"
∙ To polish boots to a shiny finish.

Verb

Verb

∙ To sight along an object or set of objects to check whether they are level or in line. carpentry, masonry, surveying

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