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boned

/bəʊnd/

/boʊnd/

bonedadjective

more boned

Comp.

most boned

Super.

/bəʊnd/

/boʊnd/

Translations

обезкостенный

The boned chicken was ready for the grill.

Обезкостенная курица была готова для гриля.

Additional translations

с костями

Definitions

Having bones of a specified kind or number.

The fish was small-boned, making it easier to eat.

Having a particular type of bone structure.

The model was fine-boned, giving her a delicate appearance.

From which the bones have been removed (used especially of meat or fish).

She bought a pack of boned chicken thighs for the stir-fry.

(Slang, usually with be or get) Ruined; in serious trouble.

If the router dies during the exam, we’re completely boned.

Synonyms

bonenoun

Definitions

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

boned

Past Simple

boned

Past Simple

boned

Past Participle

boning

Gerund

/bəʊn/

/boʊn/

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

to fish

to debone

to remove bones from

boneadjective

Definitions

Made from bone or consisting chiefly of bone.

The antique knife had a bone handle.

boneadverb

Definitions

(informal) Completely; utterly (used as an intensifier before an adjective).

By August the creek was bone dry.