bone
noun [C or U] /bəʊn/
/boʊn/ Definition
B1 any of the hard parts inside a human or animal that make up its frame: The child was so thin that you could see her bones. human/animal bonesSubstances and structures in the bodyThe skin, hair and bone of non-human animals B1 the bone in meat or fish: There's still a lot of meat left on the bone - shall I slice some off for you? I don't like fish because I hate the bones.The skin, hair and bone of non-human animals
(Definition of bone noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Other major organs
- Physical irregularities
- Relating to particular parts of the body
- Sexual & reproductive organs
- The arm
- The body
- The brain & nervous system
- The breast
- The buttocks
- The circulatory system & blood
- The digestive system
- The ear
- The eye & surrounding area
- The foot
- The hand
- The head
- The head & face
- The head & neck of non-human animals
- The human torso
- The leg
- The legs & feet of non-human animals
- The mouth & throat
- The nose
- The skin, & skin colour
- The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals
- The teeth
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- fibre noun (THREAD)
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- lobe noun (ORGAN)
- lymph noun
- lymph vessel noun
- marrow noun (TISSUE)
- musculature noun
- organ noun (BODY PART)
- pancreatic duct noun
- socket noun (BODY PART)
- thyroxine noun
- urea noun
- vitreous humour noun
- wax noun
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