FUNNY BONE

Meaning of FUNNY BONE in English

As in "it tickled my funny bone." When the elbow is bumped, the ulnar nerve rnning past the elbow is stimulated and produces a strange (funny) electric sensation.

English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012

FUNNY BONE — noun Etymology: from the tingling felt when it is struck Date: 1840 the place at the back of the elbow …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FUNNY BONE — noun Etymology: so called from the tingling felt when it is struck 1. : the place at the back of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FUNNY BONE — 1. the part of the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes by the internal condyle of the humerus, which when …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FUNNY BONE — n. point of the elbow near the ulnar nerve bone that when banged or knocked causes a strange and funny …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FUNNY BONE — Etymology: from the tingling felt when it is struck Date: 1840 1. : the place at the back of the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FUNNY BONE — Function: noun Etymology: from the tingling felt when it is struck Date: 1840 1 : the place at the back …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FUNNY BONE — ■ noun informal the part of the elbow over which passes the ulnar nerve, which may cause numbness and pain …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FUNNY BONE — [funny bone] n [fr. the tingling felt when it is struck] (1840) 1: the place at the back of the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FUNNY BONE — noun [ usually sing. ] ( informal ) the part of the elbow containing a very sensitive nerve that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FUNNY BONE — ˈfunny bone BrE AmE noun [singular] the soft part of your elbow that particularly hurts when you hit it
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FUNNY BONE — ( funny bones) Your funny bone is the soft part of your elbow which gives you an uncomfortable feeling on …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FUNNY BONE — (~s) Your ~ is the soft part of your elbow which gives you an uncomfortable feeling on your skin if …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FUNNY BONE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Chasing him, she banged her funny bone on the doorpost. ▪ The function of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FUNNY BONE — {n.} 1. The place at the back of the elbow that hurts like electricity when accidentally hit. * /He hit …
Slang English vocab
FUNNY BONE — n. to tickle smb.'s ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
FUNNY BONE — the place at the back of the elbow that tingles when hit I hit my funny bone and it still …
English Idioms vocab
FUNNY BONE — n. 1. The place at the back of the elbow that hurts like electricity when accidentally hit. He hit his …
American Idioms English vocabulary
FUNNY BONE — (анатомия) внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости, локтевой отросток чувство юмора
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FUNNY-BONE — n анат. внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FUNNY BONE — 1. анат. внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости, локтевой отросток 2. чувство юмора
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FUNNY-BONE — _n. _анат. внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FUNNY-BONE — внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FUNNY BONE — 1. анат. внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости, локтевой отросток 2. чувство юмора
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FUNNY BONE — 1. анат. внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости, локтевой отросток 2. чувство юмора
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FUNNY BONE — внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FUNNY BONE — внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FUNNY-BONE — сущ. ; анат. внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FUNNY-BONE — сущ.; анат. внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FUNNY-BONE — _n. _анат. внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FUNNY-BONE — n. анат. внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FUNNY-BONE — внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
FUNNY BONE — внутренний мыщелок (плечевой кости)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
FUNNY-BONE — _n. _анат. внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
FUNNY-BONE — n анат. внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FUNNY BONE — (анатомия) внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости, локтевой отросток чувство юмора
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BONE — I Rigid connective tissue of Bones serve as the body's supporting framework, provide muscle-attachment points for movement, protect the internal …
Английский словарь Британика
FUNNY
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BONE — I. ˈbōn noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English boon, bon, from Old English bān; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BÔNE — adjective or bone Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Bône or Bone (now Annaba ), Algeria : of or from the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FUNNY — funny 1 — funnily , adv. — funniness , n. /fun"ee/ , adj., funnier, funniest , n. , pl. funnies …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BONE — /bohn/ , n. , v. , boned, boning , adv. n. 1. Anat. , Zool. a. one of the structures …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FUNNY — I. ˈfə-nē adjective ( fun·ni·er ; -est ) Date: 1756 1. a. : affording light mirth and laughter : amusing …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BONE — I. ˈbōn noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bon, from Old English bān; akin to Old High German & …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BONE — vt to fertilize with bone. 2. bone ·noun dice. 3. bone ·noun fig.: the framework of anything. 4. bone ·vt …
Webster English vocab
FUNNY — [fun.ny] adj fun.ni.er ; -est (1756) 1 a: affording light mirth and laughter: amusing b: seeking or intended to amuse: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BONE — [bone] n, often attrib [ME bon, fr. OE ban; akin to OHG & ON bein bone, and perh. to OIr …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BONE — rigid body tissue consisting of cells embedded in an abundant, hard intercellular material. The two principal components of this material, …
Britannica English vocabulary
FUNNY — funn|y BrE AmE ˈfʌn |i ▷ funn|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ funn|ies iz ▷ funn|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BONE — bone, Bone BrE AmE bəʊn AmE boʊn ▷ boned bəʊnd AmE boʊnd ▷ boning ˈbəʊn ɪŋ AmE ˈboʊn ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FUNNY — / ˈfʌni; NAmE / adjective ( fun·nier , fun·ni·est ) AMUSING 1. making you laugh; amusing : a funny story …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BONE — / bəʊn; NAmE boʊn/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] any of the hard parts that form …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FUNNY — fun ‧ ny S1 W3 /ˈfʌni/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative funnier , superlative funniest ) [ Date: 1700-1800 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BONE — I. bone 1 S2 W2 /bəʊn $ boʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ban ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FUNNY — adj. & n. --adj. (funnier, funniest) 1 amusing, comical. 2 strange, perplexing, hard to account for. 3 colloq. slightly unwell, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BONE — n. & v. --n. 1 any of the pieces of hard tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates. 2 (in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FUNNY — adj. & n. adj. (funnier, funniest) 1 amusing, comical. 2 strange, perplexing, hard to account for. 3 colloq. slightly unwell, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BONE — n. & v. n. 1 any of the pieces of hard tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates. 2 (in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FUNNY — adj. & n. --adj. (funnier, funniest) 1. amusing, comical. 2 strange, perplexing, hard to account for. 3 colloq. slightly unwell, …
Oxford English vocab
BONE — n. & v. --n. 1. any of the pieces of hard tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates. 2 (in …
Oxford English vocab
FUNNY — ( funnier, funniest, funnies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BONE — ( bones, boning, boned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your bones …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FUNNY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BONE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bone china bone dry ▪ There had been no rain for months and the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FUNNY — (STRANGE) [adjective] -ier, -iest - strange, surprising, unexpected or difficult to explain or understandThe washing machine is making a funny …
Cambridge English vocab

English Dictionary of Medicine

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