Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a bone of a fish.
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- noun A
bone from afish .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a bone of a fish
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Examples
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Those value reviews led to development of what he calls a fishbone chart, so called because of its shape, which lists all the ideas from the reviews plus other ideas for creating value.
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Those value reviews led to development of what he calls a fishbone chart, so called because of its shape, which lists all the ideas from the reviews plus other ideas for creating value.
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Those value reviews led to development of what he calls a fishbone chart, so called because of its shape, which lists all the ideas from the reviews plus other ideas for creating value.
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Landsat image revealing "fishbone" deforestation along roads in the Brazilian Amazon
Mongabay.com News 2009
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It features a removable "fishbone" insert and a screen protector.
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Their monument sticks like a fishbone in the city's throat.
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"It will help dissolve the fishbone," said Ms. Ax, who drank a full cup of vinegar.
One Virtuoso Physician Ralph Gardner Jr. 2010
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Their monument sticks like a fishbone in the city's throat.
Lance Mannion: 2009
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Wander down the small roads that wind themselves through the historic villages, like Guarda or Ardez, and around the houses, with their deeply set windows, large arch-shaped carved-wood fishbone doors, and the spectacular design etchings, or Sgraffiti, on the walls.
Switzerland's Rugged Alpine Gem Julia Hancock 2010
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I'll curate it with a one-off Brooks fishbone saddle
Bearing Witness: Hitting From Behind BikeSnobNYC 2010
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