bone (
http://definr.com/bone)
adj : consisting of or made up of bone; "a bony substance"; "the
bony framework of the body" [syn:
bone(a)]
n 1: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of
vertebrates [syn:
os]
2: the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
[syn:
osseous tissue]
3: a shade of white the color of bleached bones [syn:
ivory,
pearl,
off-white]
v 1: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on
my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn:
cram, {grind
away},
drum,
bone up,
swot,
get up,
mug up, {swot
up}]
2: remove the bones from (an animal) [syn:
debone]