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5 PHRASE The bare bones of something are its most basic parts or details. □  There are not even the bare bones of a garden here–I've got nothing.

6 PHRASE If something is too close to the bone , it makes you feel uncomfortable because it is very close to the truth or to the real nature of something.

7 PHRASE If you make no bones about something, you talk openly about it, rather than trying to keep it a secret. □  Some of them make no bones about their political views.

8 PHRASE If you make no bones about doing something that is unpleasant or difficult or that might upset someone else, you do it without hesitating. □ [+ about ] He makes no bones about being on a revenge mission.

9 PHRASE If something such as costs are cut to the bone , they are reduced to the minimum possible. □  It has survived by cutting its costs to the bone. □  Profit margins have been slashed to the bone in an attempt to keep turnover moving.

10 PHRASE You use to the bone to indicate that you are very deeply affected by something. For example, if you feel chilled to the bone , your whole body feels extremely cold, often because you have had a shock. □  What I saw chilled me to the bone.

bo ne chi |na N‑UNCOUNT Bone china is a kind of thin china that contains powdered bone.

-boned /-boʊnd/ COMB -boned combines with adjectives such as 'big' and 'fine' to form adjectives which describe a person as having a particular type of bone structure or build. □  He was about seven years old, small and fine-boned like his mother.

bo ne dry also bone-dry ADJ If you say that something is bone dry , you are emphasizing that it is very dry indeed. [EMPHASIS ] □  Now the river bed is bone dry.

bo ne mar|row N‑UNCOUNT Bone marrow is the soft fatty substance inside human or animal bones. □  There are 2,000 children worldwide who need a bone marrow transplant.

bo ne meal also bonemeal N‑UNCOUNT Bone meal is a substance made from animal bones which is used as a fertilizer.

bo ne of con|te n|tion (bones of contention ) N‑COUNT If a particular matter or issue is a bone of contention , it is the subject of a disagreement or argument. □  The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air-conditioners.

bon|fire /bɒ nfa I ə ^r / (bonfires ) N‑COUNT A bonfire is a fire that is made outdoors, usually to burn rubbish. Bonfires are also sometimes lit as part of a celebration. □  With bonfires outlawed in urban areas, gardeners must cart their refuse to a dump. WORD HISTORY bonfire

A bonfire is literally a 'bonefire'. Bones were used as fuel in the Middle Ages.

Bo n|fire Night also bonfire night N‑UNCOUNT Bonfire Night is the popular name for Guy Fawkes Night .

bong /bɒ ŋ/ (bongs ) N‑COUNT A bong is a long, deep sound such as the sound made by a big bell.

bon|go /bɒ ŋgoʊ/ (bongos ) N‑COUNT A bongo is a small drum that you play with your hands.

bon|ho|mie /bɒ nəmi/ N‑UNCOUNT Bonhomie is happy, good-natured friendliness. [FORMAL ] □  He was full of bonhomie.

bonk /bɒ ŋk/ (bonks , bonking , bonked ) VERB If two people bonk , they have sexual intercourse. [BRIT , INFORMAL ]

bonk|ers /bɒ ŋkə ^r z/ ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you say that someone is bonkers , you mean that they are silly or act in a crazy way. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  The man must be bonkers to take such a risk. □  I nearly went bonkers with frustration.

bon mot /bɒ n moʊ / (bons mots or bon mots ) N‑COUNT A bon mot is a clever, witty remark. [WRITTEN ] □  …a cheeky bon mot.

bon|net /bɒ n I t/ (bonnets )