Found 3 items, similar to marrow.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: marrow
benak, sumsum
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: marrow
marrow
n 1: the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the
cavities of bones [syn:
bone marrow]
2: any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit
with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh [syn:
marrow squash
,
vegetable marrow]
3: very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
[syn:
bone marrow]
4: large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins [syn:
vegetable marrow]
5: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
idea or experience;
“the gist of the prosecutor's
argument”;
“the heart and soul of the Republican Party”;
“the nub of the story” [syn:
kernel,
substance,
core,
center,
essence,
gist,
heart,
heart and soul,
inwardness,
meat,
nub,
pith,
sum,
nitty-gritty]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Marrow
Marrow
\Mar"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Marrowed; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Marrowing.]
To fill with, or as with, marrow or fat; to glut.
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Marrow
\Mar"row\, n. [OE. marou, mary, maruh, AS. mearg, mearh;
akin to OS. marg, D. merg, G. Mark, OHG. marg, marag, Icel.
mergr, Sw. merg, Dan. marv, Skr. majjan; cf. Skr. majj to
sink, L. mergere. [root]274 Cf.
Merge.]
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1. (Anat.) The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones;
the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very
fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty,
and red or reddish in color.
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2. The essence; the best part.
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It takes from our achievements . . .
The pith and marrow of our attribute. --Shak.
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3. [OE. maru, maro; -- perh. a different word; cf. Gael.
maraon together.] One of a pair; a match; a companion; an
intimate associate. [Scot.]
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Chopping and changing I can not commend,
With thief or his marrow, for fear of ill end.
--Tusser.
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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.
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