- marrow-bones
- n. pl.
(Colloq.) Knees.
New dictionary of synonyms. 2014.
New dictionary of synonyms. 2014.
marrow bone — marrow bones also marrowbone N VAR Marrow bones are the bones of certain animals, especially cows, that contain a lot of bone marrow. They are used in cooking and in dog food. Ask the butcher for soup bones (marrow bones are best). ...marrowbone… … English dictionary
marrow bone — UK US noun [countable] [singular marrow bone plural marrow bones] a bone that has marrow inside it, sometimes used for adding flavour to soup Thesaurus: joints and cuts of meathyponym … Useful english dictionary
marrow bone — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms marrow bone : singular marrow bone plural marrow bones a bone that has marrow inside it, sometimes used for adding flavour to soup … English dictionary
Marrow (comics) — Marrow Marrow, detail from the cover to X Men #70 Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics … Wikipedia
Marrow — Mar row, n. [OE. marou, mary, maruh, AS. mearg, mearh; akin to OS. marg, D. merg, G. Mark, OHG. marg, marag, Icel. mergr, Sw. merg, Dan. marv, Skr. majjan; cf. Skr. majj to sink, L. mergere. [root]274 Cf. {Merge}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Marrow squash — Marrow Mar row, n. [OE. marou, mary, maruh, AS. mearg, mearh; akin to OS. marg, D. merg, G. Mark, OHG. marg, marag, Icel. mergr, Sw. merg, Dan. marv, Skr. majjan; cf. Skr. majj to sink, L. mergere. [root]274 Cf. {Merge}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
marrow — [mar′ō] n. [ME merow < OE mearg, akin to Ger mark, marrow < IE base * mozgho , marrow, brains > Sans majján , marrow] 1. the soft, vascular, fatty tissue that fills the cavities of most bones 2. the innermost, essential, or choicest… … English World dictionary
marrow — ► NOUN 1) Brit. a long gourd with a thin green skin and white flesh, eaten as a vegetable. 2) (also bone marrow) a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced. ● to the marrow Cf. ↑to the marrow ORIGIN Old… … English terms dictionary
Marrow — The bone marrow. * * * 1. A highly cellular hematopoietic connective tissue filling the medullary cavities and spongy epiphyses of bones; it becomes predominantly fatty with age, particularly in the long bones of the limbs. 2. Any soft gelatinous … Medical dictionary
marrow — noun 1 (U) the soft fatty substance in the hollow centre of bones; bone marrow: a bone marrow transplant 2 (C, U) a large long dark green vegetable that grows along the ground compare squash 2 (3) 3 chilled/frozen/shocked to the marrow very cold… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English