bone

bone
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noun
ADJECTIVE
delicate, fine

the delicate bones of her face

healthy, strong
brittle, fragile

She was diagnosed as having brittle bones.

broken, cracked, splintered
weary
bleached, dry
ankle, hip, leg, shin, thigh, etc.
animal, human
chicken, dinosaur, fish, etc.
VERB + BONE
break, chip, crack, fracture, shatter
rest

He longed to get home to bed and rest his weary bones.

BONE + NOUN
structure

The black-and-white photographs emphasized her fine bone structure.

marrow

a bone marrow transplant

cancer, disease
graft, transplant
PHRASES
every bone in sb's body

The shock shook every bone in his body.

skin and bone

He's all skin and bone after his illness.

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verb
Bone is used with these nouns as the object: ↑meat
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adv.
Bone is used with these adjectives: ↑dry, ↑idle, ↑tired

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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