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bonyadjective(THIN)verythin, so that thebonesshow under theskin: longbonyfingers细长瘦削的手指 Shelookedfrail, herfacebony. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and exampleshaving less flesh on the body than average - thinShe's on a diet but I think she's already too thin.
- skinnyYou should eat more. You're much too skinny.
- scrawnyHe hated his scrawny legs.
- slimHe was tall, very slim, with pale, deep-set eyes.
- slenderHe put his arms around her slender waist.
See more results » - I could notsleepcomfortably: thefloorwas too hard, mybodytoo bony.
- Shepointeda bonyfingerat him.
- Thecattlewere boney and underfed.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAnimal physiology: thin or slender (of people) - be skin and bone(s)idiom
- beanpole
- cadaverous
- ectomorph
- emaciation
- gauntness
- gracile
- hard-bodied
- hatchet-faced
- hollow
- hollow-cheeked
- lanky
- raw-boned
- scrawny
- skinny
- slenderize
- slight
- svelte
- sylphlike
- trim
See more results » bonyadjective(CONTAINING BONE)medicalspecializedmade ofboneor asubstancelikebone: Surgery cancorrectbonydeformitiesof thefeet. In a horse'sjaw, a bonyplateseparatesfoodandairpassages. Theanimalhas boney, armour-likeplatesonitsback. - Teethdecayoccurswhenbacteriain themouthproduceacids, whichdissolvethe hard, bonytissueof thetooth.
- Thepituitaryglandin thebrainis wellprotectedin a bonycapsuleat thebaseof theskull.
- Complications canincludeboney growths around thejoint.
- There was asmall, bonylumpon hisknee.
- Thefishisdelicious, but very bony.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesBone structures - acetabular
- acetabulum
- acromial
- acromioclavicular
- acromion
- breastbone
- coccyx
- ilium
- intercarpal
- intercondylar
- intercostal
- interlaminar
- interosseous
- kneecap
- sacroiliac
- sacrospinous
- sacrotuberous
- sacrum
- sagittal
- trapezium
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals bonyadjective(THIN)瘦削的；皮包骨头的longbonyfingers细长瘦削的手指 bonyadjective(MADE OF BONE)medicalspecializedrelatingtobonesor made ofbone 骨头的；骨制的bony prominences骨头突出处 bony| American Dictionaryverythin, so thatbonescan beseen: (offish) having a lot ofbonesin it Examplesofbonybony There is potential to use this for other sites wherebonyanatomy is easily identifiable.From theCambridge English Corpus Thermoplastic cradles must tie up to patientbonypelvis anatomy, yet lateral tattoos are tied in with alignment marks drawn on the cradles.From theCambridge English Corpus The material includes decapod crustaceans, a variety ofbonyfish, a gavialoid crocodile, turtles, an astrapothere, some xenarthran remains and fragments of a toothed whale.From theCambridge English Corpus However, thebonypar ts of most of the pendants were either intact or had been carefully restored.From theCambridge English Corpus Abonylamina with a rounded smooth profile can be observed along the posterior margin, approximately in the middle of its length.From theCambridge English Corpus Teleosts (bonyfish), and the zebrafish in particular, comprise a unique class of model systems in vertebrate biology.From theCambridge English Corpus The replicas were formed on a base of perishable material, perhaps stucco and / or wood, that represented thebonypar ts of the maxilla.From theCambridge English Corpus The aim was to determine the correlation between good visual positioning to surface marks and accurate location ofbonylandmarks in portal imaging.From theCambridge English Corpus The plesiomorphic diapsid condition of twobonyfenestrae (black) is retained only in extant crocodiles and the rhynchocephalian.From theCambridge English Corpus Among gnathostomes, there are the chondrychthian fish (sharks, rays, and related cartilaginous fish) and the osteichthies orbonyfish.From theCambridge English Corpus The correlation in children between outcome and the level and extent of thebonyspinal abnormality appears to be variable.From theCambridge English Corpus The third to fifth hypurals are fused into an autogenousbonyplate.From theCambridge English Corpus The aim of alveolar bone grafting is to reconstruct thebonydefect and replace absent alveolar (tooth bearing) bone.From theCambridge English Corpus Experience in this field has shown thatbonyset-up alone as a surrogate for tumour position is not optimum for all patients.From theCambridge English Corpus This enables not onlybonymatch to be visualised, but also changes in internal anatomy and the impact on target coverage.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |