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bone vs anklebone

anklebone vs bone

bone and anklebone both are nouns.

bone is an adjective but anklebone is not an adjective.

bone is a verb but anklebone is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bone Yes Yes Yes No
anklebone Yes No No No
As nouns, anklebone is a hyponym of bone; that is, anklebone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bone:
  • bone: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
  • anklebone: the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
bone (noun) anklebone (noun)
a shade of white the color of bleached bones the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
bone (adjective) anklebone (adjective)
consisting of or made up of bone
bone (verb) anklebone (verb)
remove the bones from
study intensively, as before an exam
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