fishbone
noun[C]
(alsofish bone)uk/ˈfɪʃ.bəʊn/us/ˈfɪʃ.boʊn/abonefrom afish:
Becarefulnot tochokeon a fishbone.
Theirplateswerecoveredin fishbones.
Ifeltlike I had afishbonestuckin mythroat.
ashapeor anobjectthatlookslike theskeletonof afish:
Ilovethe littledetailsin thepattern, like the fishbone.
Sheboughtsomesilverfishboneearrings.
It was afishbonediagram.
- She hadchokedon anobstruction,believedto be a fishbone.
- Thedartsweretippedwithextremelysharpfishbones.
- Theweatheredrockslooksimilarto fishbones.
- Thetreesbehind thehutwerepines,theiroutlinesstiffandspikyas fishbones against thesky.
- Thismedievalwalledtownwasbuiltin a fishboneshapewith asuccessionofnarrowstreetsthatbranchoff the "spine".
The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals
- astrakhan
- baleen
- bristly
- bushy
- coated
- dander
- eiderdown
- ermine
- feather
- fleece
- fur
- horsehair
- lambswool
- mane
- mother-of-pearl
- pelt
- sable
- sheepskin
- spine
- wishbone
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