Synonyms for bone

noun

skeletal substance, osseous matter, bony process, bone cartilage, ossein.

Bones of the human skeleton include: cranium or skull, frontal, temporal, parietal, occipital, zygomatic or cheekbone, sphenoid, ethmoid, vomer or nasal bones, mandible or jawbone, maxilla, malleus or hammer, incus or anvil, stapes or stirrup, spinal column or vertebral column or vertebrae or backbone, atlas, axis, coccyx, ribcage, sternum or breastbone, clavicle or collarbone, scapula or shoulder blade, humerus, radius, ulna, carpal, metacarpal, phalanges, pelvis, ischium, pubis, ilium or hipbone, femur or thighbone, patella or kneecap, tibia or shinbone, fibula, talus, tarsal, metatarsal.

feel in one's bones

be convinced, feel intuitively, have a presentiment, have a hunch; see anticipate 1, see believe 1, feel 2.

have a bone to pick*

have a complaint, have a quarrel, be angry, express an objection; see complain 1, oppose 1.

make no bones about*

See bone in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


verb
(Informal)

To study or work hard, especially when pressed for time.

Also used with up: (Informal) cram, grind. Idiom: burn the midnight oil. See work

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