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