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bone vs metacarpal bone

metacarpal bone vs bone

bone and metacarpal bone both are nouns.

bone is an adjective but metacarpal bone is not an adjective.

bone is a verb but metacarpal bone is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bone Yes Yes Yes No
metacarpal bone Yes No No No
As nouns, metacarpal bone is a hyponym of bone; that is, metacarpal bone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bone:
  • bone: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
  • metacarpal bone: any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers
bone (noun) metacarpal bone (noun)
a shade of white the color of bleached bones any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
bone (adjective) metacarpal bone (adjective)
consisting of or made up of bone
bone (verb) metacarpal bone (verb)
remove the bones from
study intensively, as before an exam
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