Bone - English meaning

noun

Any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates.

Usage examples:

His injuries included many broken bones

noun

The calcified material of which bones consist.

Usage examples:

An earring of bone

noun

The basic or essential framework of something.

Usage examples:

You need to put some flesh on the bones of your idea

verb

Remove the bones from (meat or fish) before cooking, serving, or selling.

Usage examples:

Ask your butcher to bone the turkey for you

verb

Study (a subject) intensively, typically in preparation for something.

Usage examples:

She boned up on languages she had learned long ago

verb

Have sex with (someone).