bone - English word #512

Translation

One of the hard white parts inside the body that hold it up.

Word origin

From Old English ban, the old Germanic word for bone.

Gender

Pluralbones

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"Bone" is one hard white part inside the body.

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"Bones" is the plural, meaning more than one bone.

chew .

Here "bone" is a hard thing the dog bites.

body

The whole physical part of a person or animal.

blood

The red liquid that moves round inside the body of a person or animal.

neck

The part of the body that joins the head to the rest of the body.

brain

The part inside the head that people and animals use to think and feel.

dog

A common animal with four legs that many people keep as a pet or to help them work.

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