boned

Had skeleton extracted

Boned means having bones or having bones removed, depending on context: a boned corset (stiffened with bone), a boned turkey (bones removed).

In slang, boned means had sex with: They boned last night.

To be boned can also mean to be in trouble—a euphemism for fucked: If the boss finds out, we're boned.

culinary

filleted

Cleared of skeleton

trimmed · prepared · butchered · dressed · carved · boneless · fish · poultry · roast · ham

anatomy

skeleton

Internal supportive framework

cranium · mandible · clavicle · scapula · patella · radius · ulna · humerus · ribs · pelvis

strength

density

Mass-to-volume ratio

mineralization · phosphate · marrow · fortified · brittle · porous · healthy · fracture · deterioration · mass

structure

framework

Underlying support system

  • corsetBoned waist-shaping undergarment
  • staysRemains in place
  • bodiceFitted upper garment

whalebone · ribbing · stiffened · reinforced · underwire · hoops · crinoline · bustle · busk · girdle

Opposites
bone removal (culinary preparation)

bonedbone-in

With skeleton intact

unboned · whole · intact · unprepared · skin-on

structural reinforcement (garments)

bonedunboned

Bones not removed

unstructured · unstiffened · soft · flexible · unsupported

bone structure (anatomical)

bonedboneless

Having no skeleton

bony · fleshy · plump · soft · rounded

Phrases
Family

bone, bones, boning, boner, boney, boniness, debone, deboned, deboning

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13