noun / verb
bone
BOHN/bəʊn/
The hard skeletal tissue supporting a vertebrate body.
The long bone has a rounded head and a broad lower end.
Etymology
The old word already named both skeletal material and an individual piece of the skeleton. Related Germanic words also developed the meaning “leg,” now the main meaning of German Bein.
In context
the pubis joined the ischium forming a large hole in the hip bone
More examples
- The cook bones the fish before serving it.
- The outline contains the bones of a good story.
- A scan showed healthy bone around the joint.
Forms
bone · bones · boned · boning
bony adjective — Containing or showing prominent bones.