The Clue
Stockpot item (4 letter answer)
The Answer
BONE
Tags
Notes
The answer BONE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
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T addition
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Definition
BONE as a noun:
1. (bone, os) = rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
2. (bone, osseous tissue) = the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
3. (bone, ivory, pearl, off-white) = a shade of white the color of bleached bones
BONE as a verb:
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"
2. (bone, debone) = remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it"
BONE as an adjective:
1. consisting of or made up of bone; "a bony substance"; "the bony framework of the body"