boned

UK: /bəʊnd/ US: (bōnd)

From the verb bone: (⇒ conjugate)

boned is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

boned  (bōnd), adj. 

1. having a particular kind of bone or bony structure (used in combination):
   beautifully boned;
   raw-boned;
   small-boned.
2. having the bones taken out;
   cooked or served with the bones removed:
   boned chicken; boned veal.
3. braced or supported with stays, as a corset.
4. fertilized with bone:
   boned land.

• 1250–1300; Middle English; see bone¹, -ed³

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

bone /boʊn/   n., v., boned, bon•ing. 
n. 

1. Anatomy, Zoology
   • [countable] one of the parts of the skeleton of an animal's body:
     broke a bone in his arm.
   • Anatomy [uncountable] the hard, strong white tissue forming these parts:
     This area is surrounded by bone.
2. such a part from an animal that can be eaten:
   [countable] some soup bones.
3. bones, [plural]
   • the skeleton.
   • a body: to rest one's weary bones.
4. [uncountable] the color of bone;
   ivory or off-white.

v. 

5. [~ + object] to remove the bones from:
   to bone a turkey.
6. Informal Terms bone up, [no object] to study hard for;
   cram:
   to bone up for an exam.

Idioms

7. Idioms feel in one's bones, [feel + object + in + one's + bones] to be sure or certain of something without knowing why:
   There's going to be a problem with her; I can feel it in my bones.
8. Idioms have a bone to pick with someone, to have a reason for arguing with someone:
   I have a bone to pick with you: Why were all your workers taking two-hour lunches?
9. Idioms make no bones about, [~ + object] to act or speak openly, without fear and without hesitating:
   made no bones about her contempt for her boss.
10. Idioms to the bone,
    • to the bare minimum: Social services have been cut to the bone.
    • to an extreme degree;
      completely: I'm chilled to the bone.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

bone  (bōn), n., v., boned, bon•ing, adv. 
n. 

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Zoology any of various similarly hard or structural animal substances, as ivory or whalebone.
4. something made of or resembling such a substance.
5. 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.
6. bones:
   • the skeleton.
   • a body:
     Let his bones rest in peace.
   • Games dice.
   • Show Business (cap.) See Mr. Bones. 
   • Music and Dance 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.
7. the color of bone;
   ivory or off-white.
8. Clothing a flat strip of whalebone or other material for stiffening corsets, petticoats, etc.;
   stay.
9. Games a domino.
10. Idioms feel in one's bones, to think or feel intuitively:
    She felt in her bones that it was going to be a momentous day.
11. Idioms 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.
12. Idioms 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.
13. Idioms 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.

v.t. 

14. to remove the bones from:
    to bone a turkey.
15. Clothing to put whalebone or another stiffener into (clothing).
16. Agriculture to put bone meal into (feed, fertilizer, etc.).
17. Informal Terms bone up, to study intensely;
    cram:
    We're going to have to bone up for the exam.

adv. 

18. completely;
    absolutely:
    bone tired.

• Indo-European *osdos ( Greek ózos, Armenian ost)
• Indo-European *Host- ( Latin os(s), Albanian asht, Avestan ast-, Hittite hast-ai), which fell together in Gmc with *astaz branch ( German Ast)
• Gmc *bainan (neuter), probably origin, originally past participle (compare Old Irish benaid (he) hews), meaning "lopped off,'' from butchering of animals; origin, originally in phrase *bainan astan lopped-off bone or branch (hence, "leg,'' as a branch of the body); replacing *astan bone
• bef. 900; Middle English bo(o)n, Old English bān; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon bēn, Dutch been bone, Old Norse bein bone, leg, German Bein leg (-bein bone, in compounds);

Bône  (bōn), n. 

1. Place Names former name of Annaba. 

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bone / bəʊn/ noun

1. any of the various structures that make up the skeleton in most vertebrates
2. the porous rigid tissue of which these parts are made, consisting of a matrix of collagen and inorganic salts, esp calcium phosphate, interspersed with canals and small holes
3. something consisting of bone or a bonelike substance
4. (plural) the human skeleton or body
5. a thin strip of whalebone, light metal, plastic, etc, used to stiffen corsets and brassieres
6. (plural) the essentials (esp in the phrase the bare bones)
7. (plural) dice
8. (plural)
   an informal nickname for a doctor
9. close to the bone, near the bone ⇒ risqué or indecent
10. in poverty; destitute
11. feel in one's bones ⇒ to have an intuition of
12. have a bone to pick ⇒ to have grounds for a quarrel
13. make no bones about ⇒ to be direct and candid about
14. to have no scruples about
15. point the bone ⇒ (often followed by at) to wish bad luck (on)

verb (mainly tr)

1. to remove the bones from (meat for cooking, etc)
2. to stiffen (a corset, etc) by inserting bones
3. 
   a slang word for steal

Etymology: Old English bān; related to Old Norse béin, Old Frisian bēn, Old High German bein

ˈboneless adjective