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BONES Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word bones. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word bones. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For BONES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for bones, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
body part remove structure study take white whiteness withdraw
Phrases (3)
animal materialconnective tissuehit the books

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