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bone vs ethmoid

ethmoid vs bone

bone and ethmoid both are nouns.

bone is an adjective but ethmoid is not an adjective.

bone is a verb but ethmoid is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bone Yes Yes Yes No
ethmoid Yes No No No
As nouns, ethmoid is a hyponym of bone; that is, ethmoid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bone:
  • bone: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
  • ethmoid: one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity
bone (noun) ethmoid (noun)
a shade of white the color of bleached bones one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
bone (adjective) ethmoid (adjective)
consisting of or made up of bone
bone (verb) ethmoid (verb)
remove the bones from
study intensively, as before an exam
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