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in the PONS Dictionary

I. bone [bəʊn, Am boʊn] N

1. bone of fish:

bone ANAT
Knochen m <-s, ->
bone ANAT
Gräte f <-, -n>
FOOD off the bone fish
off the bone meat

2. bone no pl (material):

bone
Bein nt <-(e)s, -e>
made of bone

Phrases:

to be close to the bone
Zankapfel m <-s, -äpfel>
to cut [or pare] sth to the bone
to be frozen [or chilled] to the bone
to have a bone to pick with sb
to be all skin and bone[s]

II. bone [bəʊn, Am boʊn] N modifier

1. bone ANAT:

bone (graft, structure)

2. bone (made of bone):

bone

III. bone [bəʊn, Am boʊn] VB trans

1. bone (remove bones):

to bone a fish

2. bone sl (of a man: have sex):

to bone sb
jdn bumsen sl
to bone sb
jdn ficken coarse sl
OpenDict entry

bone N

ˈan·kle bone N

ankle bone

bone up VB intr inf

to bone up on sth
etw büffeln inf [o. pauken]

bone ˈchi·na N

bone china
Knochenporzellan nt <-s, -e>
bone china
Bone-China nt

ˈbone den·sity N MED

bone density

bone ˈdry ADJ inv

bone dry

ˈbone frac·ture N

Knochenbruch m <-(e)s, -brüche>

ˈbone idle ADJ Brit pej

to be bone idle

ˈbone-in ADJ

bone-in joint of meat:

bone-in
mit Knochen nach n
bone-in

ˈbone mar·row N no pl

bone marrow
Knochenmark nt <-(e)s> kein pl

ˈbone meal N no pl

bone meal
Knochenmehl nt <-(e)s, -e>

car·pal bone [ˈkɑ:pəlˌ-, Am ˈkɑ:rpəlˌ-] N

carpal bone ANAT (of hand)
carpal bone (of foot)

ˈcol·lar bone N

collar bone
Schlüsselbein nt <-(e)s, -e>

ˈfun·ny bone N inf

funny bone
funny bone
funny bone

ˈjaw bone N

jaw bone
Present
Ibone
youbone
he/she/itbones
webone
youbone
theybone
Past
Iboned
youboned
he/she/itboned
weboned
youboned
theyboned
Present Perfect
Ihaveboned
youhaveboned
he/she/ithasboned
wehaveboned
youhaveboned
theyhaveboned
Past Perfect
Ihadboned
youhadboned
he/she/ithadboned
wehadboned
youhadboned
theyhadboned