marrow

mar-row · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The soft, fatty tissue filling the cavities of bones, which produces blood cells.

  2. 2.

    (British) A large variety of squash with white flesh, eaten as a vegetable.

  3. 3.

    The innermost or essential part of something; the essence.

Forms

plural: marrows

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    to the marrow — deeply, completely
  • •
    bone marrow — the soft tissue inside bones
  • •
    chilled to the marrow — extremely cold
  • •
    marrow of one's bones — the core of one's being

Related words

See also: bone, essence, squash
Synonyms: bone marrow, essence, pith

Etymology

From Old English mearg or mearh ("marrow"), from Proto-Germanic mazgaz. Related to German Mark and Dutch merg.