ALL meanings of feel in one's bones
bone
F f - noun feel in one's bones 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 feel in one's bones 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 feel in one's bones any of various similarly hard or structural animal substances, as ivory or whalebone. 1
- noun feel in one's bones something made of or resembling such a substance. 1
- noun feel in one's bones 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 feel in one's bones 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 feel in one's bones the color of bone; ivory or off-white. 1
- noun feel in one's bones a flat strip of whalebone or other material for stiffening corsets, petticoats, etc.; stay. 1
- noun feel in one's bones Games Slang. a domino. 1
- verb with object feel in one's bones to remove the bones from: to bone a turkey. 1
- verb with object feel in one's bones to put whalebone or another stiffener into (clothing). 1
- verb with object feel in one's bones Agriculture. to put bone meal into (feed, fertilizer, etc.). 1
- adverb feel in one's bones completely; absolutely: bone tired. 1
- idioms feel in one's bones bone up, Informal. to study intensely; cram: We're going to have to bone up for the exam. 1
- idioms feel in one's bones 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 feel in one's bones 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 feel in one's bones 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 feel in one's bones 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
- verb feel in one's bones (Idiomatic) To sense a fact or to have a strong conviction as a result of one's own practical experience, instinct, or gut feeling. 0
- noun feel in one's bones to have an intuition of 0
- noun feel in one's bones to have an intuition or presentiment 0