bone

B1 · Intermediate Uncountable noun Science

n. the hard substance that skeletons are made of.

n. the dense, semi-rigid calcified connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton.

日本語:骨※

“The handle of the old knife was made of carved bone.”

“Microscopic analysis revealed that the bone had begun to lose density, a common indicator of long-term nutritional deficiency.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun American English · Slang · Informal

n. a slang word for a dollar.

n. a slang term for a dollar, typically used in the plural.

“The concert ticket cost me fifty bones, but it was worth it.”

“He claimed the entire repair job would only set me back twenty bones, which seemed suspiciously cheap for such extensive damage.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Cooking

v. to take the bones out of meat or fish before cooking it.

v. to remove the skeletal remains from meat, poultry, or fish during food preparation.

“You should bone the chicken thighs before you put them in the stew.”

“The chef demonstrated how to bone a leg of lamb with a sharp knife, ensuring minimal waste of the prime cuts.”

C2 · Proficiency Slang · Vulgar

v. a very informal and rude way to say 'have sex with someone'.

v. to engage in sexual intercourse; a vulgar slang term often used transitively.

“They were caught boning in the back of the car.”

“The film relied heavily on crude humor, featuring several scenes where characters joked about who they wanted to bone.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

adj. a very pale, off-white colour like the colour of a bone.

adj. denoting a specific shade of off-white or light greyish-yellow.

“She chose a bone-coloured dress for the summer wedding.”

“The interior designer suggested bone silk curtains to complement the darker mahogany furniture in the study.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Informal

adv. used before some adjectives like 'dry' or 'idle' to mean 'completely'.

adv. used as an intensifier before specific adjectives, most commonly 'dry' or 'idle'.

“The ground was bone dry after three months without any rain.”

“Despite the heavy downpour earlier that morning, the sheltered porch remained bone dry throughout the storm.”