Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bone
2 senses of bone
Sense 1
cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone -- (study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam")
=> study, hit the books -- (learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now")
Sense 2
bone, debone -- (remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it")
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")
Antonyms of adj boned
2 senses of boned
Sense 1
boned, deboned -- (having had the bones removed; "a boneless rib roast"; "a boned (or deboned) fish")
INDIRECT (VIA boneless) -> bony, boney -- (having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist"; "bony fish")
Sense 2
boned -- (having bones as specified; "his lanky long-boned body")
INDIRECT (VIA bony) -> boneless -- (being without a bone or bones; "jellyfish are boneless")
Similarity of adj boned
2 senses of boned
Sense 1
boned, deboned -- (having had the bones removed; "a boneless rib roast"; "a boned (or deboned) fish")
=> boneless (vs. bony) -- (being without a bone or bones; "jellyfish are boneless")
Sense 2
boned -- (having bones as specified; "his lanky long-boned body")
=> bony (vs. boneless), boney -- (having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist"; "bony fish")