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Collocations for bone - noun

ADJ.

delicate, fine
the delicate bones of her face
healthy | brittle, fragile
She was diagnosed as having brittle bones.
broken, cracked, splintered | weary | bleached, dry
Her eyes were black in a face the colour of bleached bones.
ankle, breast, cheek, collar, hip, leg, shin, thigh | animal, chicken, dinosaur, human

VERB + BONE

break, chip, crack, fracture | rest
He longed to get home to bed and rest his weary bones.

BONE + NOUN

structure
The black and white photographs emphasized her fine bone structure.
marrow
a bone marrow transplant
cancer, disease, disorders | graft, surgery

PHRASES

(break/jar) every bone in sb''s body
The shock jarred every bone in his body.
skin and bone
He''s all skin and bone after his illness.

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