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(noun) ivory, off-white, pearl
a shade of white the color of bleached bones
(noun) os
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
(noun) osseous tissue
the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
(verb) debone
remove the bones from
bone the turkey before roasting it
(verb) bone up, grind away, get up, drum, cram, swot, swot up, mug up
study intensively, as before an exam
I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam