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Bone

noun/kˈɑːɹdɪˌoʊplɐsti/
Definition
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈɑːɹdɪˌoʊplɐsti/
🇬🇧British English
/bˈʌŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bˈʌŋ/
1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːɹdɪˌoʊplɐsti/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounrigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
nounthe porous calcified substance from which bones are made
nouna shade of white the color of bleached bones
verbstudy intensively, as before an exam
“I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam”
verbremove the bones from
“bone the turkey before roasting it”
adjectiveconsisting of or made up of bone
“a bony substance”
Word Forms
bonyadjectivecomposed of or containing bone
boneyadjectivehaving bones especially many or prominent bones
boneletnouna small bone; especially one in the middle ear
boneverbremove the bones from
pearlyadjectiveof a white the color of pearls
crammernouna student who crams
swotnounan insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
bonenounthe porous calcified substance from which bones are made
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Knochen
starres Bindegewebe, aus dem das Skelett von Wirbeltieren besteht
🇫🇷French
os
tissu conjonctif rigide qui constitue le squelette des vertébrés
🇪🇸Spanish
hueso
Tejido conectivo rígido que forma el esqueleto de los vertebrados.
🇮🇹Italian
osso
tessuto connettivo rigido che costituisce lo scheletro dei vertebrati
🇳🇱Dutch
bot
stijf bindweefsel dat het skelet van gewervelde dieren vormt
🇵🇹Portuguese
osso
tecido conjuntivo rígido que constitui o esqueleto dos vertebrados
🇷🇺Russian
кость
жесткая соединительная ткань, составляющая скелет позвоночных животных
India
🇮🇳Hindi
हड्डी
कठोर संयोजी ऊतक जो कशेरुकियों का कंकाल बनाता है
🇧🇩Bengali
হাড়
অনমনীয় সংযোগকারী টিস্যু যা মেরুদণ্ডের কঙ্কাল তৈরি করে
🇮🇳Tamil
எலும்பு
முதுகெலும்புகளின் எலும்புக்கூட்டை உருவாக்கும் திடமான இணைப்பு திசு
🇮🇳Telugu
ఎముక
సకశేరుకాల అస్థిపంజరాన్ని తయారు చేసే దృఢమైన బంధన కణజాలం
🇮🇳Marathi
हाड
कशेरुकांचा सांगाडा बनवणारी कठोर संयोजी ऊतक
🇮🇳Gujarati
અસ્થિ
કઠોર જોડાયેલી પેશી જે કરોડઅસ્થિધારી પ્રાણીઓના હાડપિંજરને બનાવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೂಳೆ
ಕಶೇರುಕಗಳ ಅಸ್ಥಿಪಂಜರವನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುವ ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟಾದ ಸಂಯೋಜಕ ಅಂಗಾಂಶ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അസ്ഥി
കശേരുക്കളുടെ അസ്ഥികൂടം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന ദൃഢമായ ബന്ധിത ടിഷ്യു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹੱਡੀ
ਕਠੋਰ ਜੋੜਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਟਿਸ਼ੂ ਜੋ ਰੀੜ੍ਹ ਦੀ ਹੱਡੀ ਦਾ ਪਿੰਜਰ ਬਣਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
ہڈی
سخت جوڑنے والی بافتیں جو فقاری جانوروں کا کنکال بناتی ہیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
构成脊椎动物骨骼的刚性结缔组织
🇯🇵Japanese
脊椎動物の骨格を構成する硬い結合組織
🇰🇷Korean
척추동물의 골격을 구성하는 단단한 결합 조직
🇻🇳Vietnamese
xương
mô liên kết cứng tạo nên bộ xương của động vật có xương sống
🇹🇭Thai
กระดูก
เนื้อเยื่อเกี่ยวพันแข็งที่ประกอบขึ้นเป็นโครงกระดูกของสัตว์มีกระดูกสันหลัง
🇮🇩Indonesian
tulang
jaringan ikat kaku yang membentuk kerangka vertebrata
🇵🇭Filipino
buto
matibay na connective tissue na bumubuo sa balangkas ng mga vertebrates
🇲🇾Malay
tulang
tisu penghubung tegar yang membentuk rangka vertebrata
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عظم
النسيج الضام الصلب الذي يشكل الهيكل العظمي للفقاريات
🇮🇷Persian
استخوان
بافت همبند سفت و سخت که اسکلت مهره داران را می سازد
🇹🇷Turkish
kemik
Omurgalıların iskeletini oluşturan sert bağ dokusu
🇮🇱Hebrew
עֶצֶם
רקמת חיבור נוקשה המרכיבה את השלד של בעלי החוליות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'bone'?
The primary meaning of 'bone' is 'rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'bone' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'bone' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'bone' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'bone' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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