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bone china

Ififfil see word n. m verb

►                JOIN FIRMLY 'pmmhlk 1 ~ (A and B) (together) | ~ (A)

to B to join two things firmly together; to join firmly to sth else     J: [VN ]Thisnew

glue bonds a variety of surfaces in seconds.

o It cannot be used to bond wood to metal.       ±. o [V] The

atoms bond together to form a molecule.

►                DEVELOP RELATIONSHIP              2 ~ (with sb) to

develop or create a relationship of trust with sb iff

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Mothers who are depressed sometimes fail to bond with their children.

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bond-age /'bnndid3; NAmE ‘ba:n-/ noun 1 (old-fashioned or formal) the state of being a slave or prisoner l&ftk;

H71 slavery: (figurative) women's liberation from the bondage of domestic life Aii    ^ W

2 the practice of being tied with ropes, chains, etc. in order to gain sexual pleasure (  ) 14

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.bonded 'warehouse noun a government building where imported goods are stored until tax has been paid on them

bond ing /'bDndiri; NAmE 'ba:n-/ noun [U] 1 the process of forming a special relationship with sb or with a group of people A^ A&Ib] WAH ( sfMtn ) : mother- child bonding -fif ^ M 'I# 0 male bonding M 14     'I# it

2 (chemistry jfc) the process of atoms joining together H'n: hydrogen bonding  'a

bone O-k /baun; NAmE boon/ noun, verb a noun 1 [C] any of the hard parts that form the skel­eton of the body of a human or an animal # A; #: He survived the accident with no broken bones. #,4 ♦Ait >&;###ro o This fish has a lot of bones in it.         2 [U] the hard substance that bones are

made of #M: knives with bone handles 73 A 3 -boned (in adjectives              having bones

of the type mentioned          • • • W #3 # A 6*J: fine-boned #

M      a bone of con tention a subject which

causes disagreement and arguments between people #• close to the 'bone (BrE, informal) (of a remark, joke, story, etc. , fc ^             so honest or

clearly expressed that it is likely to cause offence to some people  cut, pare, etc. sth to the bone

to reduce sth, such as costs, as much as you possibly can              ) have a 'bone to pick with sb

(informal) to be angry with sb about sth and want to discuss it with them 3ftl£A£.%'       W3&

Jg.X't (       ) MA make no bones about (doing) sth

to be honest and open about sth; to not hesitate to do sth ff iffc ?j? £ ; % ^ $£ ft:         She made no bones about

telling him exactly what she thought of him.      H

nWJf&o not have a ... bone in your body to have none of the quality mentioned IS 7t ■ ■ ■ (ft % M:  She was honest and hard-working, and

didn't have an unkind bone in her body.           .#

tft-Hffio throw sb a 'bone to give sb a small part of what they want as a way of showing that you want to help them, without offering them the main thing they want            ( IU^Kj A,

A—i£#A to the 'bone affecting you very strongly ^         58 Hfe ; MM3&:   His threats

chilled her to the bone.        — more

at BAG n., BARE adj., FEEL V., FINGER n., FLESH /?., SKIN /7. m verb [VN] to take the bones out of fish or meat M.M", IIJA - W#A lalUhUkfil ,bone 'up on sth (informal) to try to learn about sth or to remind yourself of what you already know about it # >3; %          : She had

boned up on the city's history before the visit. M AiA'AfttJ

bone 'china noun [u] thin delicate china made of clay mixed with crushed bone; cups, plates, etc. made of this