bone
- Top 3000
Sense 1
- noun
- A1
One of the hard white parts inside the body of a person or animal that hold it up and give it its shape.
The X-ray showed a thin crack in the bone.
Milk and cheese help children build strong bones.
Be careful, there are tiny bones in this fish.
The old dog buried a large bone in the sand.
Common collocations: break a bone · broken bone · strong bones · bone marrow · fish bone · skin and bones
Part of: Parts of the body, At the doctor's
Sense 2 · less common
- verb
- B2
To take the bones out of meat or fish before it is cooked or eaten.
Ask at the counter and they will bone the fish for you.
He boned the chicken thighs before putting them in the pan.
A sharp thin knife makes it much easier to bone meat.
Common collocations: bone a fish · bone a chicken · boned and rolled
Part of: Cooking, Meat and fish