{
    "term": "bone",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "any of the hard parts that form the skeleton of the body of a human or an animal",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He survived the accident with no **broken bones**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This fish has a lot of bones in it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She went for a **bone density** scan."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dog was gnawing at a bone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had a beautiful face with very good bone structure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was diagnosed as having brittle bones."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The shock jarred every bone in his body."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the delicate bones in your ear"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["delicate", "fine", "healthy"],
                "verb + bone": ["break", "chip", "crack"],
                "bone + noun": ["structure", "marrow", "cancer"],
                "phrases": ["every bone in somebody’s body", "skin and bone"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the hard substance that bones are made of",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "knives with bone handles"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "having bones of the type mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "fine-boned"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a very thin person or animal",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The cat hadn’t been fed for weeks and was just a bag of bones."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the basic facts",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the bare bones of the story"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a subject that causes people to disagree",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Where to go on holiday is always a bone of contention in our family."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "so honest or clearly expressed that it is likely to cause offence to some people",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His comments were getting a bit close to the bone so I changed the subject."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some of the sex scenes in the play were judged by critics to be too close to the bone."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to reduce something, such as costs, as much as you possibly can",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Their annual budget has already been pared to the bone."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be certain about something even though you do not have any direct proof and cannot explain why you are certain",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I know I'm going to fail this exam—I can feel it in my bones."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be angry with somebody about something and want to discuss it with them",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very determined and refusing to give up",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When she sensed a good story she was like a dog with a bone."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be honest and open about something; to not hesitate to do something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She made no bones about telling him exactly what she thought of him."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have none of the quality mentioned",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was honest and hard-working, and didn't have an unkind bone in her body."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to develop a basic idea, etc. by giving more details to make it more complete",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The strength of the book is that it puts flesh on the bare bones of this argument."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "extremely thin in a way that is not attractive or healthy",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The dog lost more and more weight, and was soon little more than skin and bone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's all skin and bone after his illness."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to give somebody a small part of what they want as a way of showing that you want to help them, without offering them the main thing they want",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She feels this new energy bill is just throwing a bone to the environmentalists."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "affecting you very strongly",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His threats chilled her to the bone."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to work very hard",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bəʊn/",
                "audio": "bo/bone/bone__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bəʊn/",
                "audio": "bo/bone/bone__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English bān, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch been and German Bein."
}