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Noun: bones bownz- A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
- castanets, clappers, finger cymbals Noun: bone bown- Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
- os[2] - The porous calcified substance from which bones are made
- osseous tissue - A shade of white the colour of bleached bones
- ivory, pearl, off-white Verb: bone bown- Study intensively, as before an exam
"I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" - cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot [Brit], get up, mug up, swot up - Remove the bones from
"bone the turkey before roasting it" - debone
See also: bonelet, bony, ossiferous, osteal Type of: animal material, connective tissue, hit the books, percussion instrument, percussive instrument, remove, study, take, take away, white, whiteness, withdraw Part of: endoskeleton, horn Encyclopedia: Bone Bone, Algeria Bones |