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bones
This word carries a heavy association with mortality and the remnants of life, often evoking a skeletal or ghostly image in gothic literature. In a biological sense, it suggests rigidity, structure, and the internal framework that supports a body.
In social or slang contexts, it shifts toward a sense of effort or stripped-down simplicity. When someone is reduced to their bones, it implies extreme poverty or starvation, while the act of studying refers to a focused, mechanical drilling of information.
Countable when referring to individual skeletal elements like a femur or a rib. Uncountable when referring to bone as a material, such as in the phrase bone china or a bone-dry desert.
Meanings
Examples
Calcium is essential for maintaining strong bones.
I need to bone up on my chemistry before the final exam.
The detective found several old bones buried beneath the floorboards.
I have to bone up on the company history before the interview.
The skeleton in the museum is made of real human bones.
Maybe I should bone up on my French before we travel to Paris.
The ancient dragon had bones as hard as diamond.