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noun
- (uncountable) A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
- (countable) Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of bone.
- A bone of a fish; a fishbone
- One of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, the boning, originally made of whalebone.
- (colour) an off-white colour, like the colour of bone.
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- (context, US, colloquial) A dollar.
- (slang) An erect penis; a boner.
- (slang) domino, Dominoes or dice.
- (slang) (form of, shortened form, trombone)
verb (bon, ing)
- (transitive) To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from.
- "They boned the roast before placing it in the oven."
- (context, transitive, vulgar, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
- So, did you her?
adjective
- (colour) of an off-white colour, like the colour of bone.
- (colloquial) of something that is rubbish or broken
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noun
- A branding iron.
- A mark of ownership made by burning, e.g. on cattle.
- (context, advertising) A name, symbol, logo, or other item used to distinguish a product or manufacturer from its competitors.
- Brands of breakfast cereal.
- (context, advertising) A product's attributes " name, appearance, reputation, and so on " taken collectively and abstractly.
verb
- (transitive) To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
- When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up.
- (transitive) To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.
- The ranch hands had to every new calf by lunchtime.
- (transitive) To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
- Her face is branded upon my memory.
- (transitive) To stigmatize, label (someone).
- He was branded a fool by everyone that heard his story.
- (transitive, marketing) To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.
- They branded the new detergent "Suds-O", with a nature scene inside a green O on the muted-colored recycled-cardboard box.
adjective
- (context, advertising) Associated with a particular product, service, or company.
- That computer company has recognition.
- Have we settled on our name?
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noun
- A piece of metal bent into a distinctive shape, heated and used to brand livestock.
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noun
- A transmission of a radio or television programme that can be received by anyone with a receiver.
- A programme so transmitted.
- (dated) The act of scattering seed.
verb (broadcasts, broadcasting, broadcast)
- To transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means
- To transmit a message over a wide area
- (archaic) To sow seeds over a wide area
- To send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people
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