1. Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
   "The bone of the skull protects the brain";
   - os[2]
    
2. The porous calcified substance from which bones are made
   "bone provides structural support for the body";
   - osseous tissue
    
3. A shade of white the colour of bleached bones
   "They chose a bone colour for the living room walls to create a warm, inviting atmosphere";
   - ivory, pearl, off-white

1. Consisting of or made up of bone
   "The archaeologist carefully excavated the bone artifacts"

1. Remove the bones from
   "bone the turkey before roasting it";
   - debone
    
2. [informal] Study intensively, as before an exam
   "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam";
   - cram [informal], grind away, bone up [informal], swot [Brit, informal], mug up [Brit, informal], swot up [Brit, informal], revise [Brit]
    
3. [vulgar] (of a man) have sexual intercourse with
   "he boasted he was going to bone his first date";

Derived forms: bones, boned, boning

See also: bony

Type of: animal material, connective tissue, hit the books [informal], remove, study, take, take away, white, whiteness, withdraw

Part of: endoskeleton, horn

Encyclopedia: Bone, Robert