BONE


Meaning of BONE in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ delicate , fine

the delicate ~s of her face

▪ healthy , strong

▪ brittle , fragile

She was diagnosed as having brittle ~s.

▪ 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 ~s.

BONE + NOUN

▪ structure

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

▪ marrow

a ~ marrow transplant

▪ cancer , disease

▪ graft , transplant

PHRASES

▪ every ~ in sb's body

The shock shook every ~ in his body.

▪ skin and ~

He's all skin and ~ after his illness.

II.

verb

Bone is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ meat

III.

adv.

Bone is used with these adjectives: ↑ dry , ↑ idle , ↑ tired

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .