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• mar·row — /ˈmeroʊ/ noun, pl rows 1 [noncount] : a soft substance that fills the bones of people and animals called also bone marrow 2 [count, noncount] Brit : a large, long vegetable with dark green skin to the marrow : very much …   Useful english dictionary

• marrowbone — mar|row|bone [ merou,boun ] noun count a bone that has marrow inside it, sometimes used for adding flavor to soup …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• marrowbone — mar•row•bone [[t]ˈmær oʊˌboʊn[/t]] n. 1) a bone containing edible marrow 2) sts marrowbones knees • Etymology: 1350–1400 …   From formal English to slang

• Marrowbone — Mar row*bone , n. A bone containing marrow; pl. ludicrously, knee bones or knees; as, to get down on one s marrowbones, i. e., to kneel. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• marrow — mar|row [ˈmærəu US rou] n [: Old English; Origin: mearg] 1.) [U] the soft fatty substance in the hollow centre of bones = ↑bone marrow ▪ a bone marrow transplant 2.) [U and C] BrE a large long dark green vegetable that grows on the ground 3.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• marrow — mar|row [ merou ] noun uncount the soft substance inside bones, where blood cells develop: BONE MARROW to the marrow used for emphasizing how much something such as cold or fear affects you: frozen/chilled/scared to the marrow …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Marrow — The bone marrow. * * * 1. A highly cellular hematopoietic connective tissue filling the medullary cavities and spongy epiphyses of bones; it becomes predominantly fatty with age, particularly in the long bones of the limbs. 2. Any soft gelatinous …   Medical dictionary

• less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… …   English syllables

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• Bibliography of Gordon R. Dickson — The complete bibliography of Gordon R. Dickson. Contents 1 Collections anthologies 1.1 1950s 1.2 1960s 1.3 1970s 1.4 …   Wikipedia