marrow
marrow is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The essence; the best part. It takes from our achievements . . . The pith and marrow of our attribute. Shak.
- 2.Etym: [OE. maru, maro; -- perh. a different word; cf. Gael. maraon together.] One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate. [Scot.] Chopping and changing I can not commend, With thief or his marrow, for fear of ill end. Tusser. Marrow squash (Bot.), a name given to several varieties of squash, esp. to the Boston marrow, an ovoid fruit, pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow flesh, and to the vegetable marrow, a variety of an ovoid form, and having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow. -- Spinal marrow. (Anat.) See Spinal cord, under Spinal.
- 3.To fill with, or as with, marrow of fat; to glut.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abdomen
- abdominal
- absolve
- air
- amende
- amends
- amianth
- amianthus
- and
- annihilator
- apologize
- apology
- asbestos
- ashes
- atone
- atonement
- attic
- axial
- axis
- azygous
- backbone
- beg
- belly
- benumb
- bite
- bosom
- box
- breast
- brigade
- bring
- buoyancy
- burn
- burnt
- cave
- center
- central
- centrality
- centralization
- centralize
- centrally
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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