bone
//boʊn//
Noun
boneSingular
bonesPlural
1
One of the hard, rigid pieces of tissue that form the skeleton of vertebrate animals.
The dog buried a bone in the garden.
2
The skeleton or remains of a dead person or animal.
They found the bones of an ancient animal buried in the ground.
3
A piece of bone from an animal used as food or for making tools.
The dog was chewing on a bone.
4
The basic or essential structure of something.
We need to understand the bare bones of the plan before we can move forward.
Synonym
Verb
1
To remove the bones from meat or fish.
She boned the fish before cooking it.
2
To study intensively, especially in preparation for an examination.
I need to bone up on my math before the final exam.