marrow


Definition: Meaning of, marrow in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmarəʊ /

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marrow marrows
  1. [uncountable] the soft fatty substance in the hollow centre of bones [=  bone marrow]
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  2. [uncountable and countable] British English a large long dark green vegetable that grows on the ground
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  3. chilled/frozen/shocked etc to the marrow British English literary very cold, shocked etc
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marrow used in phrases

  • Italian vegetable marrow (noun)
    1. squash plant having dark green fruit with skin mottled with light green or yellow
  • bone marrow (noun)
    1. the soft substance in the hollow centre of bones [=  marrow]
  • marrow bone (noun)
    1. a large bone that contains a lot of marrow
  • marrow squash (noun)
    1. any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh
  • red bone marrow (noun)
    1. bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells
  • red marrow (noun)
    1. bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells
  • vegetable marrow (noun)
    1. any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh
    2. large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins
  • yellow bone marrow (noun)
    1. bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adults
  • yellow marrow (noun)
    1. bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adults
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