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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
marrow
n 1: the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the
cavities of bones [syn: marrow, bone marrow]
2: any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit
with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh [syn: marrow,
marrow squash, vegetable marrow]
3: very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones [syn:
marrow, bone marrow]
4: large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins [syn:
marrow, vegetable marrow]
5: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument";
"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the
story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center,
centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul,
inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-
gritty]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Marrow \Mar"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marrowed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Marrowing.]
To fill with, or as with, marrow or fat; to glut.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Marrow \Mar"row\, n. [OE. marou, mary, maruh, AS. mearg, mearh;
akin to OS. marg, D. merg, G. Mark, OHG. marg, marag, Icel.
mergr, Sw. merg, Dan. marv, Skr. majjan; cf. Skr. majj to
sink, L. mergere. [root]274 Cf. Merge.]
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1. (Anat.) The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones;
the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very
fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty,
and red or reddish in color.
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2. The essence; the best part.
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It takes from our achievements . . .
The pith and marrow of our attribute. --Shak.
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3. [OE. maru, maro; -- perh. a different word; cf. Gael.
maraon together.] One of a pair; a match; a companion; an
intimate associate. [Scot.]
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Chopping and changing I can not commend,
With thief or his marrow, for fear of ill end.
--Tusser.
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Marrow squash (Bot.), a name given to several varieties of
squash, esp. to the Boston marrow, an ovoid fruit,
pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow flesh, and
to the vegetable marrow, a variety of an ovoid form, and
having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow.
Spinal marrow. (Anat.) See Spinal cord, under Spinal.
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Thesaurus Results for Marrow:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
abatis, axiom, axis, bottom, brains, center, center of action, center of gravity, centroid, centrum, chitterlings, cockscomb, core, dead center, distillate, distillation, elixir, epicenter, essence, essential, essentiality, fabric, flower, focus, fundamental, giblets, gist, gizzard, gravamen, haslet, heart, hub, hypostasis, inner essence, kernel, kidneys, liver, material, matter, meat, medium, medulla, metacenter, middle, nave, navel, nub, nucleus, nuts and bolts, omphalos, pith, pivot, postulate, principle, quid, quiddity, quintessence, quintessential, sap, soul, spirit, storm center, stuff, substance, sum and substance, sweetbread, the nitty-gritty, tongue, tripe, umbilicus, virtuality |
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