short bone vs bone

bone vs short bone

short bone and bone both are nouns.

short bone is not an adjective while bone is an adjective.

short bone is not a verb while bone is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
short bone	Yes	No	No	No
bone	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, bone is a hypernym of short bone; that is, bone is a word with a broader meaning than short bone:

short bone: a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions
bone: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

Other hypernyms of short bone include os.

short bone (noun)	bone (noun)
a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions	a shade of white the color of bleached bones
	rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
	the porous calcified substance from which bones are made

short bone (adjective)	bone (adjective)
	consisting of or made up of bone

short bone (verb)	bone (verb)
	remove the bones from
	study intensively, as before an exam

Difference between short bone and bone

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