marrow
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marrow¹
- /ˈmæɹəʊ/ UK
- /ˈmæɹoʊ/
- /ˈmɛ(ə)ɹoʊ/
Rhymes with -æɹəʊ
Where it comes from
From Middle English mary, marow, marwe, marowȝ, from Old English mearg, from Proto-West Germanic *maʀg, from Proto-Germanic *mazgą, *mazgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰos. Compare West Frisian moarch, Dutch merg, German Mark, Swedish märg, Icelandic mergur, and also Russian мозг (mozg, “brain”), Polish mózg (“brain”), Ashkun amōźã, Kamkata-viri muč, muj, Waigali muj, Persian مغز (maġz, “brain”), Sanskrit मज्जन् (majján). Doublet of maghaz.
noun marrows
- The substance inside bones which produces blood cells. Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp o
- A kind of vegetable similar to a large courgette, zucchini or squash; the mature fruit of certain Cucurbita pepo cultivars. The finest European vegetables, cabbages, cauliflowers, potatoes, vegetable marrow, were lying in the market-hall, awaiting purchasers.
- The pith of certain plants.
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The essence; the best part.
It takes from our achievements[…]/ The pith and marrow of our attribute.
Similar: crux, gist, bowels, sum, brass tacks, core, essence, drift, guts, gravamen, heart, heart and soul
- The inner meaning or purpose.
- Bone marrow biopsy. This patient will have a marrow today.
- Semen. Parolles: He wears his honour in a box, unseen / That hugs his kicky-wicky here at home, / Spending his manly marrow in her arms / Of Mars’s fiery steed.
marrow²
Where it comes from
From Old Norse margr.
noun marrows · marra
- A friend, pal, buddy, mate. Cheers marrow!
- A miner's mate or assistant. A 'getter' or miner is paid 1½ to 2 cents per hundred weight of Coals excavated, […] but out of this sum, his "marrows" or assistants who do the business of 'putting' and 'hurrying' for him must be paid […]
- One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate. The moon’s my constant Mistresse / & the lowlie owle my morrowe. / The flaming Drake and yͤ Nightcrowe make / mee musicke to my sorrowe.
Marrow³
proper noun Marrows
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bone marrow, heart, nub, pith, core, meat, marrow squash, vegetable marrow, center, substance, inwardness, essence, nitty-gritty, gist, sum, kernel
Translations
Every language
noun substance inside bones
| Español | tuétano, meollo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 골수 golsu |
| 日本語 | 骨髄 kotsuzui |
| 中文 | 髓 suǐ, 骨髓 gǔsuǐ |
| हिन्दी | अस्थि मज्जा asthi majjā, मज्जा majjā, गूदा gūdā |
| Português | medula, tutano, miolo |
| Français | moelle, moelle osseuse |
| Deutsch | Mark, Knochenmark |
| Italiano | midollo |
| Ελληνικά | μεδούλι medoúli |
| Română | măduvă |
| Русский | ко́стный мозг kóstnyj mozg |
| Tiếng Việt | tủy xương |
| العربية | نِقْيُ ٱلْعَظْم niqyu l-ʕaẓm, مُخُّ ٱلْعَظْم muḵḵu l-ʕaẓm, نِقْي niqy |
| עברית | לשד léshed |
noun fruit of Cucurbita pepo
| Español | calabaza |
|---|---|
| Português | abobrinha |
| Français | courgette, courge |
| Deutsch | Flaschenkürbis |
| Italiano | zucchina |
| Ελληνικά | κολοκύθα kolokýtha |
| Română | dovlecel |
| Русский | кабачо́к kabačók |
| العربية | كُوسَا kūsā |
noun essence
| Deutsch | Essenz |
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