(anatomy) One of two roughly symmetrical skeleton parts, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial and pubic bones, that together form the sides of the pelvis.

Ground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer, especially for bulbs.

Alternative spelling of bone meal

(medicine) An X-ray of bone taken after injection of radioactive material that accumulates there and reveals its structure.

(usually with with) A disagreeable matter to settle with somebody.

a bone that is given to a dog to chew on and play with, similar to a dog biscuit. They can be real bones, or they can be made of other materials like plastic or leather

A fire lit with bones instead of wood, so that when livestock were driven between two such fires the acrid smoke drove off parasites.

Alternative form of herringbone

(idiomatic) Totally dry; without moisture.

A kind of wax, usually beeswax with the addition of paraffin or some other agent to soften it, used to stop bleeding from bones during surgery.