marrow
part of speech
noun (marrow, marrows)
meaning for a pupil
1) (bone marrow) The soft tissue inside bones where new blood cells are made. tree →
2) (UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland) A large, long, green vegetable like a giant courgette (zucchini). tree →
3) (to the marrow) Completely, deeply: «chilled to the marrow». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Proverbs says that fearing the LORD brings marrow to the bones, that is, health. The Psalms use marrow for a rich feast of joy. In the primary lessons: In science: bone marrow makes red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets; people can donate bone marrow to save lives. In gardening: marrows grow big in summer, and people show them at village fairs. Phrases: «bone marrow», «marrow bone», «chilled to the marrow».
examples
- It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. (Writings PRO.3.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- His pails are full of milk, and the marrow of his bones is moistened. (Writings JOB.21.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth doth praise Thee with joyful lips; (Writings PSA.63.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- Bone marrow makes new blood cells. tree →
- Grandpa grew a huge marrow in his garden. tree →
- The dog chewed a marrow bone. tree →
- We were frozen to the marrow after the snow walk. tree →
- Marrow is like a big courgette. tree →
- People can donate bone marrow to help sick patients. tree →
- He heard them crack the small round bones with their strong long teeth and eat out the oily marrow. tree →
note
Bone marrow is usually uncountable; the vegetable is countable (a marrow, marrows). In the USA the vegetable is usually called a squash; a courgette is a zucchini there.
In the corpora
- My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth doth praise Thee with joyful lips;
- It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
- His pails are full of milk, and the marrow of his bones is moistened.
- Red blood cells are made in the bone marrow, the soft middle of big bones, about 2 million every second.
- Bones are alive: they grow, they mend when they break, and inside many of them soft marrow makes new blood cells.
Trees and pragmatics
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