bone
A hard part inside the body that helps form the shape and support of animals and people.
A hard, rigid organ that forms part of the skeleton of vertebrate animals.
The most important or main parts of something.
The most important or central part of something, often used in plural form as 'the bones'.
To take bones out of meat or fish.
To take the bones out of meat, fish, or poultry before cooking or eating.
A piece of bone for a dog to chew.
A piece of animal bone given to a pet, especially a dog, to chew on as food or amusement.
- Base: bone
- Plural: bone, bones
- Base: bone
- 3rd Person Singular: bones
- Present Participle: boning
- Past: boned
to feel it in your bones
1Sense something without proof
To be sure something will happen or is true, even if you have no proof.
- I can feel it in my bones that we're going to win.
- She felt it in her bones that he was lying.
to make no bones about [something]
1Speak openly without hesitation
To say something in a direct and honest way, without trying to hide your feelings or opinion.
- She made no bones about her dislike for the new policy.
- I'll make no bones about it: I think this is a bad idea.
to work your fingers to the bone
1Work extremely hard until exhausted
To work very hard for a long time until you are very tired.
- She worked her fingers to the bone to provide for her family.
- They worked their fingers to the bone to finish the project on time.
bare bones
1Only basic essential parts
Only the most important parts, with nothing extra.
- The report gives only the bare bones of what happened.
- We need more than just the bare bones of an idea.
bare bones
2only the basic structure
The most simple, basic form of something, with all extra details removed.
- The report gives only the bare bones of the new policy.
- We need more than the bare bones of an idea before we invest.
- He lives a bare-bones lifestyle to save money.