rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

[ Syn: os ]

the porous calcified substance from which bones are made

[ Syn: osseous tissue ]

a shade of white the color of bleached bones

[ Syn: ivory , pearl , off-white ]

consisting of or made up of bone; a bony substance; the bony framework of the body'

study intensively, as before an exam; I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam

[ Syn: cram , grind away , drum , bone up , swot , get up , mug up , swot up ]

remove the bones from; bone the turkey before roasting it

[ Syn: debone ]