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词汇 knucklebone
释义 knucklebone
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈnʌk.əl.bəʊn/ us /ˈnʌk.əl.boʊn/

knucklebonenoun[C] (HAND BONE)


(alsoknuckle bone)
one of the bones in the joints of the hand where your fingers bend, especially the ones where your fingers join on to the main part of your hand:
Scientists dated a knucklebone from the right hand to the 1st century AD.
The knuckle bone of the little finger was more prominent than the rest.
Related word
knuckle
Pressing down below the base of the toes, the knucklebones become faintly visible through the skin.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Bone structures
acetabular
acetabulum
acromial
acromioclavicular
acromion
foramen magnum
frontal bone
glenoid
gnathic
gynecoid
osteophyte
osteotomy
parietal
parietal bone
pectoral girdle
TMJ
trapezoidal
triquetrum
true rib
tubercle

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The hand

knucklebonenoun[C] (GAME)


 knucklebones
a game played by throwing and catching small bones, such as from sheep, or jacks(= small, star-shaped objects), or the bones used for this game:
The painting shows two girls playing a game of knucklebones.
They had played dice and knucklebones, gambling away the jewellery they wore.
Knucklebones, actually the ankle bones of sheep, were used for a variety of games much the way we use dice today.
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Miscellaneous games & activities
air hockey
beer pong
belly dancing
bran tub
buildering
cage diving
charade
Frisbee
hoopla
horseshoe
in-game
inline
inline skate
inline skating
pinball machine
RPG
sandbox
scavenger hunt
screen time
shoot-em-up
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