Marrow

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Bone marrow.
  • n. The spinal cord.
  • n. The inmost, choicest, or essential part; the pith.
  • n. Strength or vigor; vitality.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
  • n. The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
  • n. A kind of vegetable like a large courgette/zucchini or squash.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty, and red or reddish in color.
  • n. The essence; the best part.
  • n. One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate.
  • v. To fill with, or as with, marrow or fat; to glut.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A soft tissue found in the interior of bones, both in the cylindrical hollow of the long bones and in the hollows of cancellated bony structures; the medulla or medullary matter of bone.
  • n. The pith of plants.
  • n. The pulp of fruits.
  • n. Figuratively, the inner substance; the essence; the essential strength; the inner meaning, purpose, etc.; the pith.
  • n. The alligator-pear. See avocado.
  • To fill with marrow or with fat.
  • n. A companion or mate; an associate; an intimate friend; a fellow; hence, one of a pair of either persons or things; a match: as, your knife's the very marrow o' mine.
  • To associate with; hence, to match; fit.
  • Soft; tender.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh
  • n. large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins
  • n. very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
  • n. the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
  • n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    summer squash    goody    dainty    kickshaw    delicacy    treat   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    match    companion    glut   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Barrow    Darrow    Faro    Guerrero    Madero    Mescalero    Pharaoh    Sombrero    aero    amero   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    kidney    bone-marrow    tissue    thymus    spleen    lung    intestine    sinew    tumor    bone