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marrow
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
marrow
(noun)
bone marrow
(noun)
marrow
/
ˈ
meroʊ/
noun
plural
marrows
marrow
/
ˈ
meroʊ/
noun
plural
marrows
Britannica Dictionary definition of MARROW
1
[
noncount
]
:
a soft substance that fills the bones of people and animals
—
called also
bone marrow
2
[
count, noncount
]
British
:
a large, long vegetable with dark green skin
to the marrow
:
very much
We were frozen
to the marrow
. [=we were very cold]
The look in his eyes
chilled me to the marrow
. [=made me feel very fearful]
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