boney — ozdic

Definitions

adj

1

Alternative spelling of bony.

Slowly, the handle on the only door to his room began to turn. We all knew that the room on the other side was empty – except for the newly purchased skeleton! As the handle turned we heard boney, scrapey sounds. I could feel the hair begin to stand on my head and the back of my neck.

name

1

A surname.

name

1

Napoleon Bonaparte.

Collocations

3

ADJ.

cartilaginous, other, turned

VERB + BONEY

heard

BONEY + NOUN

scr

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — having bones especially many or prominent bones

bony

adjective — being very thin

scraggy
scraggly
bony
scrawny
skinny
underweight
weedy

Antonyms

boneless

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

2

01

Slowly, the handle on the only door to his room began to turn. We all knew that the room on the other side was empty – except for the newly purchased skeleton! As the handle turned we heard boney, scr

Wiktionary

02

The species eat squid, octopus, Pacific hake and other boney fishes, various cartilaginous fishes, and jawless fishes.

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Usage Notes

i Register

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