Dictionary Definition
marrow
Noun
1 the fatty network of connective tissue that
fills the cavities of bones [syn: bone
marrow]
2 any of various squash plants grown for their
elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh [syn:
marrow
squash, vegetable
marrow]
3 very tender and very nutritious tissue from
marrowbones [syn: bone
marrow]
4 large elongated squash with creamy to deep
green skins [syn: vegetable
marrow]
5 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" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and
soul, inwardness,
meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology 1
mary, marow, marowe, marowȝ < mearg < < .Pronunciation
- Rhymes with: -ærəʊ
Noun
- The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
- A kind of vegetable like a large courgette/zucchini or squash.
- 1847 Sir Robert Schomburgh, Steam-Boat Voyage to Barbados,
Bentley's Miscellany, Vol XXII, London: Richard Bentley, page 37.
- The finest European vegetables, cabbages, cauliflowers, potatoes, vegetable marrow, were lying in the market-hall, awaiting purchasers.
- 1847 Sir Robert Schomburgh, Steam-Boat Voyage to Barbados,
Bentley's Miscellany, Vol XXII, London: Richard Bentley, page 37.
Translations
substance inside bones
- Chinese: 髓
- Czech: morek
- Dutch: merg
- Finnish: luuydin
- French: moelle
- German: Mark
- Greek: μεδούλι
- Indonesian: Sum sum tulang
- Interlingua: medulla
- Italian: midollo
- Maltese: mudullun
- Northern Sami:
- Norwegian: marg
- Polish: szpik
- Portuguese: medula
- Russian: костный мозг
- Skolt Sami:
- Slovak: špik
- Spanish: médula
- Swedish: märg
kind of vegetable
- Dutch: courgette
- Finnish: kesäkurpitsa
- French: courgette
- German: Flaschenkürbis
- Italian: zucchina
- Maltese: qargħa
- Polish: kabaczek
- Russian: кабачок
Alternative spellings
References
Extensive Definition
Marrow can mean
- bone marrow, the interior of long bones
- vegetable marrow, a variety of squash, or a large courgette (zucchini in US English)
- Marrow, a character in the X-Men comic series.
- Marrow (novel), Sci-Fi Book written by Robert Reed.
- The Marrow Controversy, occasioned by the republication of The Marrow of Modern Divinity in 1718.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abatis,
axiom, axis, bottom, brains, center, center of action, center
of gravity, centroid,
centrum, chitterlings, cockscomb, core, dead center, distillate, distillation, elixir, epicenter, essence, essential, essentiality, fabric, flower, focus, fundamental, giblets, gist, gizzard, gravamen, haslet, heart, hub, hypostasis, inner essence,
kernel, kidneys, liver, material, matter, meat, medium, medulla, metacenter, middle, nave, navel, nub, nucleus, nuts and bolts,
omphalos, pith, pivot, postulate, principle, quid, quiddity, quintessence, quintessential, sap, soul, spirit, storm center, stuff, substance, sum and substance,
sweetbread, the
nitty-gritty, tongue,
tripe, umbilicus, virtuality