boned

An archaic adjective meaning 'having bones' or 'sturdy'; now obsolete in modern English except in specific compound words like 'bare-boned'.

• 🇵🇹Adjetivo arcaico que significa 'que tem ossos' ou 'forte, rijo'; no inglês atual só aparece em compostos como 'bare-boned'.

1. Having bones removed B1 formal

   Describes food, especially meat or fish, from which the bones have been taken out.

   • She bought boned chicken breasts for the recipe.
   • The fish was already boned and ready to cook.
   • Boned lamb is easier to carve and serve.

   🇵🇹Sem osso

   Sinônimos: bonelessdeboned

2. Having a specific type of bone structure B2 formal

   Describes a person or animal having bones of a specified kind or structure.

   • The dog was a large-boned breed.
   • She is a fine-boned woman with delicate features.
   • The skeleton was small-boned, suggesting a young individual.

   🇵🇹Com um tipo específico de estrutura óssea

   Antônimos: boneless

3. Strengthened with a support B2 formal

   Describes an item, such as a corset or garment, that has been reinforced with strips of material (like whalebone or plastic) for structure.

   • The vintage corset was heavily boned to shape the waist.
   • She wore a boned bodice under her wedding dress.
   • Boned swimsuits provide extra support and shape.

   🇵🇹Reforçado com barbatanas

   Sinônimos: bracedreinforcedstructuredsupported

• more boned comparative form
• most boned superlative form

A verb used to indicate the act of removing bones from meat or fish, or (informally) to study or memorize something intensively.

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para indicar a ação de remover os ossos de carne ou peixe, ou (informalmente) estudar intensamente ou decorar algo.

1. Remove bones from meat B2 formal

   To remove the bones from meat or fish before cooking.

   • The chef boned the chicken before roasting it.
   • She learned how to bone a fish properly.
   • He boned the leg of lamb for the stew.

   🇵🇹Desossar

   Sinônimos: debone

2. Study hard (slang) B2 slang american

   To study or prepare intensively for a test or exam.

   • I need to bone up on my Spanish before the trip.
   • She boned for the final exam all weekend.
   • He boned up on the company's history before the interview.

   🇵🇹Estudar muito

   Sinônimos: cramgrindmug upreviseswot

• boned past participle
• boned past simple
• boning present participle
• bones third person singular

Variantes phrasal: bone up