What is the meaning of bone?

noun

• Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates.
  • synonyms: os
• The porous calcified substance from which bones are made.
  • synonyms: osseous tissue
• A shade of white the color of bleached bones.
  • synonyms: ivory, pearl, off-white

verb

• Study intensively, as before an exam.
  • usage: "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
  • synonyms: cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up
• Remove the bones from.
  • usage: "bone the turkey before roasting it"
  • synonyms: debone

adjective

• Consisting of or made up of bone.
  • usage: "a bony substance"; "the bony framework of the body"