Bone Bəʊn Dog Hard Face Honest Noun Survived

• he survived the accident with no broken bones.
• this fish has a lot of bones in it.
• she went for a bone density scan.
• the dog was gnawing at a bone.

bone

1. any of the hard parts that form the skeleton of the body of a human or an animal
• He survived the accident with no broken bones.
• This fish has a lot of bones in it.
• She went for a bone density scan.
• The dog was gnawing at a bone.
• She had a beautiful face with very good bone structure.

Extra Examples

• Her eyes were black in a face the colour of bleached bones.
• She was diagnosed as having brittle bones.
• The black and white photographs emphasized her fine bone structure.
• The shock jarred every bone in his body.
• the delicate bones of her face
2. the hard substance that bones are made of
• knives with bone handles
3. having bones of the type mentioned
• SEE ALSO raw-boned
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/raw-boned
• fine-boned
4. a very thin person or animal
• The cat hadn’t been fed for weeks and was just a bag of bones.
5. the basic facts
• the bare bones of the story
6. a subject that causes people to disagree
• Where to go on holiday is always a bone of contention in our family.
7. so honest or clearly expressed that it is likely to cause offence to some people
• His comments about her size were a bit close to the bone.
• Some of the sex scenes in the play were judged by critics to be too close to the bone.
8. to reduce something, such as costs, as much as you possibly can
• Their annual budget has already been pared to the bone.
9. to be certain about something even though you do not have any direct proof and cannot explain why you are certain
• I know I'm going to fail this exam—I can feel it in my bones.
10. to be angry with somebody about something and want to discuss it with them
11. very determined and refusing to give up
• When she sensed a good story she was like a dog with a bone.
12. to be honest and open about something; to not hesitate to do something
• She made no bones about telling him exactly what she thought of him.
13. to have none of the quality mentioned
• She was honest and hard-working, and didn't have an unkind bone in her body.
14. to develop a basic idea, etc. by giving more details to make it more complete
• The strength of the book is that it puts flesh on the bare bones of this argument.
15. extremely thin in a way that is not attractive or healthy
• The dog lost more and more weight, and was soon little more than skin and bone.
• He's all skin and bone after his illness.
16. to give somebody a small part of what they want as a way of showing that you want to help them, without offering them the main thing they want
• She feels this new energy bill is just throwing a bone to the environmentalists.
17. affecting you very strongly
• His threats chilled her to the bone.
18. to work very hard

Word Origin

• Old English bān, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch been and German Bein.