marrow : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: marrow	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for marrow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
marrow n the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones Synonym(s): marrow, bone marrow any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh Synonym(s): marrow, marrow squash, vegetable marrow very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones Synonym(s): marrow, bone marrow large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins Synonym(s): marrow, vegetable marrow 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" Synonym(s): kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marrow \Mar"row\, n. [OE. marou, mary, maruh, AS. mearg, mearh; akin to OS. marg, D. merg, G. Mark, OHG. marg, marag, Icel. mergr, Sw. merg, Dan. marv, Skr. majjan; cf. Skr. majj to sink, L. mergere. [root]274 Cf. {Merge}.] 1. (Anat.) The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty, and red or reddish in color. 2. The essence; the best part. It takes from our achievements . . . The pith and marrow of our attribute. --Shak. 3. [OE. maru, maro; -- perh. a different word; cf. Gael. maraon together.] One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate. [Scot.] Chopping and changing I can not commend, With thief or his marrow, for fear of ill end. --Tusser. {Marrow squash} (Bot.), a name given to several varieties of squash, esp. to the {Boston marrow}, an ovoid fruit, pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow flesh, and to the {vegetable marrow}, a variety of an ovoid form, and having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow. {Spinal marrow}. (Anat.) See {Spinal cord}, under {Spinal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marrow \Mar"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marrowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marrowing}.] To fill with, or as with, marrow of fat; to glut.