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Associations of "Bone of contention" (30 Words)
| bony | Of or like bone. He held up his bony fingers. |
| brawn | Physical strength in contrast to intelligence. A slice of brawn. |
| cadaverous | Very pale, thin, or bony. We had long anticipated his cadaverous end. |
| cartilage | A particular structure made of cartilage. His knees failed and the cartilages were removed. |
| cerebrum | The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, located in the front area of the skull and consisting of two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. It is responsible for the integration of complex sensory and neural functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity in the body. |
| chewing | Biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow. |
| clavicle | Bone linking the scapula and sternum. |
| cranial | Of or relating to the cranium which encloses the brain. |
| cranium | The skull, especially the part enclosing the brain. |
| dislocate | Move from its proper place or position. The symbol is dislocated from its political context. |
| fracture | Become fractured. It was a nasty fracture. |
| framework | A hypothetical description of a complex entity or process. A conservatory in a delicate framework of iron. |
| gaunt | Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold. A tall gaunt woman in black. |
| gristle | Tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults. |
| haggard | A haggard hawk. Her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness. |
| incisor | A narrow edged tooth at the front of the mouth adapted for cutting In humans there are four incisors in each jaw. |
| jaw | The lower movable bone of the jaw or the part of the face containing it. A passenger stepping from the jaws of a car ferry. |
| knee | Joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped corresponds to the human knee. They were eating their suppers on their knees. |
| kneecap | Shoot in the kneecap often done by terrorist groups as a warning. Petty crimes are punished by kneecapping. |
| mandible | Either of the upper and lower parts of a bird’s beak. The drake is all black except for an orange mark on the upper mandible. |
| muscle | A muscle or muscles when well developed or prominently visible under the skin. The calf muscle. |
| osseous | Composed of or containing bone. Osseous tissue. |
| rib | A riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant. Knit twenty rows of rib. |
| rivalry | Competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field. There always has been intense rivalry between the clubs. |
| shoulder | Lift onto one s shoulders. All accounts place the blame squarely on his shoulders. |
| sinew | A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment. It has been building the sinews of an independent state. |
| skeletal | Existing only in outline or as a framework of something. The skeletal remains of aquatic organisms. |
| skeleton | A sport in which a competitor races down a frozen track on a skeleton sled. The Canadian men s skeleton team. |
| skull | Hit (someone) on the head. He broke his collar bone and fractured his skull. |
| tissue | Tissue paper. Tissue textiles. |