BONES Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word bones. (close relations)
boney
Best Alternative Words for BONES
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debone | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove the bones from | ||||||||
bonk | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • have sexual intercourse with • hit hard | ||||||||
cram | verbv | |||||||
verb • crowd or pack to capacity • put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled • study intensively, as before an exam • prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam | ||||||||
drum | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end • the sound of a drum • a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends • a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids • a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes • small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise verb • make a rhythmic sound • play a percussion instrument • study intensively, as before an exam | ||||||||
ivory | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses • a shade of white the color of bleached bones | ||||||||
off-white | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a shade of white the color of bleached bones adjective satellite • of something having a color tending toward white | ||||||||
os | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mouth or mouthlike opening • (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services • a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known • rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates • the left eye | ||||||||
pearl | nounn | |||||||
noun • a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel • a shade of white the color of bleached bones • a shape that is spherical and small verb • gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean | ||||||||
props | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • proper respect | ||||||||
rib | nounn | |||||||
noun • support resembling the rib of an animal • any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) • cut of meat including one or more ribs • a teasing remark • a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant • a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural verb • form vertical ribs by knitting • subject to laughter or ridicule | ||||||||
stay | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • continuing or remaining in a place or state • the state of inactivity following an interruption • a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted • a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) • (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar verb • stay the same; remain in a certain state • stay put (in a certain place) • dwell • continue in a place, position, or situation • remain behind • stop or halt • stay behind • hang on during a trial of endurance • stop a judicial process • fasten with stays • overcome or allay | ||||||||
swot | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious verb • study intensively, as before an exam | ||||||||
unbone | ||||||||
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bone up | verbv | |||||||
verb • study intensively, as before an exam | ||||||||
get up | verbv | |||||||
verb • rise to one's feet • get up and out of bed • raise from a lower to a higher position • cause to rise • develop • put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive • arrange by systematic planning and united effort • study intensively, as before an exam | ||||||||
grind away | verbv | |||||||
verb • study intensively, as before an exam | ||||||||
mug up | verbv | |||||||
verb • study intensively, as before an exam | ||||||||
osseous tissue | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the porous calcified substance from which bones are made | ||||||||
swot up | verbv | |||||||
verb • study intensively, as before an exam |