ALL meanings of boned
boned
B b - adjective boned having had the bones removed from it 3
- adjective boned stiffened with bone 3
- adjective boned having (a specific kind of) bone 3
- adjective boned having the bones taken out 3
- adjective boned having stays of whalebone, etc. 3
- adjective boned having a particular kind of bone or bony structure (used in combination): beautifully boned; raw-boned; small-boned. 1
- adjective boned having the bones taken out; cooked or served with the bones removed: boned chicken; boned veal. 1
- adjective boned braced or supported with stays, as a corset. 1
- adjective boned fertilized with bone: boned land. 1
- noun boned Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals. 1
- noun boned such a structure from an edible animal, usually with meat adhering to it, as an article of food: Pea soup should be made with a ham bone. 1
- noun boned any of various similarly hard or structural animal substances, as ivory or whalebone. 1
- noun boned something made of or resembling such a substance. 1
- noun boned a small concession, intended to pacify or quiet; a conciliatory bribe or gift: The administration threw the student protesters a couple of bones, but refused to make any basic changes in the curriculum or requirements. 1
- noun boned bones. the skeleton. a body: Let his bones rest in peace. Games Slang. dice. (initial capital letter) Mr. Bones. a simple rhythm instrument consisting of two sometimes curved bars or short strips of bone, ivory, wood, or the like, held between the fingers of one hand and clacked together. 1
- noun boned the color of bone; ivory or off-white. 1
- noun boned a flat strip of whalebone or other material for stiffening corsets, petticoats, etc.; stay. 1
- noun boned Games Slang. a domino. 1
- verb with object boned to remove the bones from: to bone a turkey. 1
- verb with object boned to put whalebone or another stiffener into (clothing). 1
- verb with object boned Agriculture. to put bone meal into (feed, fertilizer, etc.). 1
- adverb boned completely; absolutely: bone tired. 1
- idioms boned bone up, Informal. to study intensely; cram: We're going to have to bone up for the exam. 1
- idioms boned feel in one's bones, to think or feel intuitively: She felt in her bones that it was going to be a momentous day. 1
- idioms boned have a bone to pick with someone, to have cause to disagree or argue with someone: The teacher had a bone to pick with him because his homework paper was identical with his neighbor's. 1
- idioms boned make no bones about, to deal with in a direct manner; act or speak openly: He makes no bones about his dislike of modern music. to have no fear of or objection to. 1
- idioms boned to the bone, to the essentials; to the minimum: The government cut social service programs to the bone. to an extreme degree; thoroughly: chilled to the bone. 1
- adjective boned having specific type of bones 1
- adjective boned deboned, without bones 1
- verb boned simple past tense and past participle of bone. 0
- adjective boned (in combination) Having some specific type of bone. 0
- adjective boned (Slang) beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger. 0
- adjective boned (Slang) Broken. 0