bony frame
1frame — [[t]fre͟ɪm[/t]] ♦♦♦ frames, framing, framed 1) N COUNT The frame of a picture or mirror is the wood, metal, or plastic that is fitted around it, especially when it is displayed or hung on a wall. Estelle kept a photograph of her mother in a… …
2frame — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of a door/picture/window ADJECTIVE ▪ door, window ▪ photo, photograph, picture ▪ metal, steel, wire …
3bony — adj. Bony is used with these nouns: ↑arm, ↑finger, ↑frame, ↑hand, ↑knee, ↑shoulder, ↑wrist …
4rib cage — noun the bony enclosing wall of the chest (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal structure • Part Holonyms: ↑thorax, ↑chest, ↑pectus, ↑axial skeleton * * * noun …
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6rib — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t., informal, tease, kid, razz (inf.), roast (inf.). See wit. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One part of the bony frame of the thorax] Syn. true rib, false rib, floating rib, slat*, slab*, rod*, floater*; see …
7gangling — [[t]gæ̱ŋglɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Gangling is used to describe a young person, especially a man, who is tall, thin, and clumsy in their movements. His gangling, awkward gait has earned him the name Spiderman. ...his gangling, bony frame …
8Nordic — adjective 1》 relating to Scandinavia, Finland, and Iceland. 2》 denoting a physical type of northern European peoples characterized by tall stature, a bony frame, light colouring, and a dolichocephalic head. 3》 (in skiing) denoting the disciplines …
9pelvis — noun (plural pelvises or pelves vi:z) 1》 the large bony frame at the base of the spine to which the lower or hindlimbs are attached. 2》 (also renal pelvis) the broadened top part of the ureter into which the kidney tubules drain. Origin C17: from …
10ribcage — noun the bony frame formed by the ribs …