marrow
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(noun) the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones |
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Synonyms: bone marrow |
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Related Words: connective tissue |
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(noun) large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins |
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Synonyms: vegetable marrow |
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Related Words: summer squash |
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(noun) very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones |
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Synonyms: bone marrow |
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Related Words: dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat |
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(noun) any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh |
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Synonyms: marrow squash, vegetable marrow |
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Related Words: Cucurbita pepo melopepo, Italian vegetable marrow, cocozelle, courgette, summer squash, summer squash vine, zucchini |
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(noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience: "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the nub of the story" |
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Synonyms: center, core, essence, gist, heart, inwardness, kernel, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum |
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Related Words: cognitive content, content, hypostasis, mental object, quintessence, stuff |
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