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bone vs sternum

sternum vs bone

bone and sternum both are nouns.

bone is an adjective but sternum is not an adjective.

bone is a verb but sternum is not a verb.

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