marrow
11marrow — [[t]mæ̱roʊ[/t]] marrows 1) N VAR A marrow is a long, thick, green vegetable with soft white flesh that is eaten cooked. [BRIT] (in AM, use squash) 2) N UNCOUNT Marrow is the same as bone marrow. The marrow donor is her 14 month old sister. 3) N… …
12marrow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English marowe, from Old English mearg; akin to Old High German marag marrow, Sanskrit majjan Date: before 12th century 1. a. bone marrow b. the substance of the spinal cord 2. a. the choicest of food b …
13Marrow — The bone marrow. * * * 1. A highly cellular hematopoietic connective tissue filling the medullary cavities and spongy epiphyses of bones; it becomes predominantly fatty with age, particularly in the long bones of the limbs. 2. Any soft gelatinous …
14marrow — n. 1) bone marrow 2) vegetable marrow (BE; AE has squash) * * * [ mærəʊ] bone marrow vegetable marrow (BE; AE has squash) …
15marrow — noun 1 (U) the soft fatty substance in the hollow centre of bones; bone marrow: a bone marrow transplant 2 (C, U) a large long dark green vegetable that grows along the ground compare squash 2 (3) 3 chilled/frozen/shocked to the marrow very cold… …
16marrow — marrow1 marrowish, adj. marrowless, adj. marrowy, adj. /mar oh/, n. 1. Anat. a soft, fatty, vascular tissue in the interior cavities of bones that is a major site of blood cell production. 2. the inmost or essential part: to pierce to the marrow… …
17marrow — mar|row [ˈmærəu US rou] n [: Old English; Origin: mearg] 1.) [U] the soft fatty substance in the hollow centre of bones = ↑bone marrow ▪ a bone marrow transplant 2.) [U and C] BrE a large long dark green vegetable that grows on the ground 3.) …
18marrow — mar|row [ merou ] noun uncount the soft substance inside bones, where blood cells develop: BONE MARROW to the marrow used for emphasizing how much something such as cold or fear affects you: frozen/chilled/scared to the marrow …
19marrow — noun 1》 Brit. a long white fleshed gourd with thin green skin, eaten as a vegetable. 2》 the plant of the gourd family which produces this. [Cucurbita pepo.] 3》 (also bone marrow) a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood… …
20marrow — UK [ˈmærəʊ] / US [ˈmeroʊ] noun Word forms marrow : singular marrow plural marrows 1) [countable/uncountable] British a large long vegetable that has a dark green skin and is white inside 2) [uncountable] medical the soft substance inside bones,… …
