Definition of marrow Marrow
/mɛˈɹow/ - [merow] - mar•row
We found 16 definitions of marrow from 5 different sources.
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What does marrow mean?
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NounPlural: marrows |
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| marrow - the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones | ||
| bone marrow | ||
| connective tissue tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments | ||
| bone, os a shade of white the color of bleached bones | ||
| immune system a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response | ||
| red bone marrow, red marrow bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells | ||
| marrow - any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh | ||
| marrow squash, vegetable marrow | ||
| cucurbita pepo melopepo, summer squash vine, summer squash any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden | ||
| vegetable marrow, marrow the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones | ||
| courgette, zucchini small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green | ||
| marrow - large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins | ||
| vegetable marrow | ||
| summer squash any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden | ||
| marrow - very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones | ||
| bone marrow | ||
| dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat, delicacy something considered choice to eat | ||
| marrow - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" | ||
| kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty | ||
| cognitive content, mental object, content the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned | ||
| bare bones (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story" | ||
| hypostasis (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality | ||
| haecceity, quiddity the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other | ||
| quintessence the most typical example or representative of a type | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- marrow (n.)
The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty, and red or reddish in color. - marrow (n.)
The essence; the best part. - marrow (n.)
One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate. - marrow (v. t.)
To fill with, or as with, marrow of fat; to glut.
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marrow
Any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh. -
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The choicest, most essential or most vital part. -
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The soft tissue found in the hollow interior of long bones and in some spongy bones which produces new blood cells.
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🔤- marrow, noun, singular of marrows.
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