BONE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BONE?

Need another word that means the same as “bone”? Find 30 synonyms and 30 related words for “bone” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bone” are: ivory, off-white, pearl, os, body, figure, form, shape, physique, build, size, proportions, corpse, dead body, cadaver, carcass, debone, bone up, cram, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up, go over, reread, run through, study, memorize

Bone as a Noun

Definitions of "Bone" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bone” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates.
• One's body.
• A bone of an animal with meat on it fed to a dog.
• (in southern Africa) one of a set of carved dice or bones used by traditional healers in divination.
• The calcified material of which bones consist.
• The porous calcified substance from which bones are made.
• A thing made or formerly made of bone, such as a strip of stiffening for a foundation garment.
• Any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates.
• A corpse or skeleton.
• A shade of white the color of bleached bones.
• A substance similar to bone, such as ivory or whalebone.
• The basic or essential framework of something.

Synonyms of "Bone" as a noun (16 Words)

body	The body excluding the head and neck and limbs. Wool has more body than rayon.
build	Constitution of the human body. A beta build of the program.
cadaver	The dead body of a human being. The cadaver was intended for dissection.
carcass	The dead body of an animal. My obsession will last while there s life in this old carcass.
corpse	A dead body, especially of a human being rather than an animal. He believed that fascism would revive the corpse of Europe.
dead body	People who are no longer living.
figure	A predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating. The trade figures.
form	A printed document with blank spaces for information to be inserted. The team was off form last night.
ivory	A hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses. An ivory silk blouse.
off-white	A shade of white the color of bleached bones.
os	A bone used chiefly in Latin names of individual bones e g os trapezium.
pearl	An artificial imitation of a pearl. Every child is a precious pearl and deserves to be treated as such.
physique	Alternative names for the body of a human being. A sturdy muscular physique.
proportions	Balance among the parts of something. A building of vast proportions.
shape	The state of good health especially in the phrases in condition or in shape or out of condition or out of shape. Debates about the future shape of British society.
size	A person or garment corresponding to a particular numbered size. Size gives body to a fabric.

Usage Examples of "Bone" as a noun

• His injuries included many broken bones.
• You need to put some flesh on the bones of your idea.
• An earring of bone.
• The discovery of the bones of Richard III.
• A shoulder bone.
• He hauled his tired bones upright.
• Dogs yelping over a bone.

Bone as a Verb

Definitions of "Bone" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bone” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Remove the bones from (meat or fish) before cooking, serving, or selling.
• Have sex with (someone).
• Study (a subject) intensively, typically in preparation for something.
• Remove the bones from.
• Study intensively, as before an exam.

Synonyms of "Bone" as a verb (14 Words)

bone up	Remove the bones from.
cram	Study intensively, as before an exam. Cram books into the suitcase.
debone	Remove the bones from (meat, poultry, or fish), especially before cooking. She d get up every morning and help us debone a chicken.
drum	Play on a drum or drums. I m drumming you if they come I m going.
get up	Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses.
go over	Stop operating or functioning.
grind away	Dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one’s partner such that the dancers’ legs are interlaced.
memorize	Commit to memory; learn by heart. Have you memorized your lines for the play yet.
mug up	Rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence.
reread	Read (a text) again. I reread the poem.
run through	Cause an animal to move fast.
study	Be a student follow a course of study be enrolled at an institute of learning. He has been studying mink for many years.
swot	Study intensively, as before an exam. Bill comes for the meal but he then goes to his room to swot.
swot up	Raise.

Usage Examples of "Bone" as a verb

• Bone the turkey before roasting it.
• Ask your butcher to bone the turkey for you.
• I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam.
• She boned up on languages she had learned long ago.

Associations of "Bone" (30 Words)

bony	(of a fish eaten as food) having many bones. He held up his bony fingers.
brawn	Possessing muscular strength. A slice of brawn.
cadaverous	Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold. He was gaunt and cadaverous.
cartilage	A particular structure made of cartilage. His knees failed and the cartilages were removed.
cerebrum	Anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans.
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. Dislocate joints.
fracture	A diphthong substituted by fracture. Fracture the balance of power.
framework	The underlying structure. Providing a factual framework for future research.
gaunt	(of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age. A tall gaunt woman in black.
gristle	Cartilage, especially when found as tough inedible tissue in meat.
haggard	A haggard hawk. She was pale and haggard.
hip	A person s hip joint. She dislocated her hip.
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. Victory was snatched from the jaws of defeat.
knee	The joint in other animals that corresponds or is analogous to the human knee. She kneed him in the groin.
kneecap	Shoot in the kneecap often done by terrorist groups as a warning. Petty crimes are punished by kneecapping.
ligament	A thing which unites people or things; a bond.
mandible	The jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth. 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. He had muscle but no brains.
osseous	Consisting of or turned into bone; ossified. Osseous tissue.
parietal	A parietal structure. The parietal cortex.
rib	Form vertical ribs by knitting. A ribbed sweater.
shoulder	Push someone or something out of one s way with one s shoulder. He shouldered his way into the crowd.
sinew	A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment. He was all muscle and sinew.
skeletal	Existing only in outline or as a framework of something. The skeletal remains of aquatic organisms.
skull	The bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates. My waking came in drugged stages I had been skulled.