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Another word for bone

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Verb

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

    Idioms:
    See also:

    work

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Another word for bone

Noun

Idioms:

    feel-in-one-s-bones

    2. have-a-bone-to-pick

    3. make-no-bones-about

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Sentence Examples

  • He dropped the small bone in his pocket.

  • The car abruptly halted its progress, slinging Lisa against the steering wheel with bone jarring force.

  • You have the most beautiful bone structure.

  • If you don't remember where you buried the bone, it isn't going to be much help when you get hungry later.

  • He decided to move on to problem number two and find out something about the tiny bone he'd discovered.

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