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bone

UK
/bəʊn/
US
/boʊn/
bone black
bone blacks

Translations

bonenoun
bones
pl
UK
/bəʊn/
US
/boʊn/
The X-ray showed a fracture in the bone of his arm.
La radiographie a montré une fracture de l’os de son bras.
Additional translations
dominoJeu de dominos.
jusqu'à l'osDans l’expression figée « to the bone ».
désAu pluriel, en argot des jeux de hasard.
Synonyms
skeleton
ossein
bony structure
framework
cartilage
boneverb
boned
Past Simple
boned
Past Participle
boning
Gerund
UK
/bəʊn/
US
/boʊn/
The chef decided to bone the chicken before cooking it.
Le chef a décidé de désosser le poulet avant de le cuire.
baiserVulgaire.
He bragged that he had boned three girls over the summer.
Il se vantait d’avoir baisé trois filles pendant l’été.
Synonyms
to remove bones from
to fish
to debone
boneadjective
UK
/bəʊn/
US
/boʊn/
Used attributively (bone china) and as an intensifier (bone dry).
en os
The antique knife had a bone handle.
Le couteau ancien avait un manche en os.
boneadverb
complètementRenforce un adjectif ; surtout dans la tournure « bone dry ».
By August the creek was bone dry.
En août, le ruisseau était complètement sec.

Definitions

bonenoun
A rigid organ that constitutes part of the vertebrate skeleton, providing structure and support to the body.
The X-ray showed a fracture in the bone of his arm.
A piece of bone, especially one that is part of a skeleton or a fragment of a bone.
The dog chewed on a bone it found in the backyard.
The essence or core of something, often used in the phrase 'to the bone'.
The cold wind chilled him to the bone.
A small, flat piece of material used in games, such as dominoes.
He placed the last bone on the table, winning the game of dominoes.
(usually plural "bones", slang) Dice used in games of chance.
He rolled the bones and hoped for a seven.
boneverb
To remove the bones from (meat or fish).
The chef decided to bone the chicken before cooking it.
(chiefly in the phrasal verb "bone up") To study intensively, especially in preparation for an examination.
She had to bone up on her history notes before the big test.
(slang, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with.
He bragged that he had boned three girls over the summer.
boneadjective
Made from bone or consisting chiefly of bone.
The antique knife had a bone handle.
boneadverb
(informal) Completely; utterly (used as an intensifier before an adjective).
By August the creek was bone dry.
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