The Wordsmith Dictionary

Mar "row, n. Etym: [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. sq. root274 Cf. Merge. ]

1. (Anat. )

Defn: 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. Etym: [OE. maru, maro; -- perh. a different word; cf. Gael. maraon together. ]

Defn: 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.

MARROW

Mar "row, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marrowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Marrowing.]

Defn: To fill with, or as with, marrow of fat; to glut.

MARROWBONE

MARROWBONE Mar "row *bone `, n.

Defn: A bone containing marrow; pl. ludicrously, knee bones or knees; as, to get down on one's marrowbones, i. e., to kneel.

MARROWFAT

MARROWFAT Mar "row *fat, n.

Defn: A rich but late variety of pea.

MARROWISH

MARROWISH Mar "row *ish, a.

Defn: Of the nature of, or like, marrow.

MARROWLESS

MARROWLESS Mar "row *less, a.

Defn: Destitute of marrow.

MARROWY

MARROWY Mar "row *y, a.

Defn: Full of marrow; pithy.

New American Oxford Dictionary

marrow

mar row |ˈmarō ˈmɛroʊ | ▶noun 1 (also bone marrow ) a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced (often taken as typifying strength and vitality ). 2 (also vegetable marrow ) Brit. a white-fleshed green-skinned gourd, which is eaten as a vegetable. PHRASES to the marrow to one's innermost being: a sight which chilled me to the marrow. DERIVATIVES mar row less adjective, mar row y adjective ORIGIN Old English mearg, mærg, denoting the plant that produces vegetable marrow, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch merg and German Mark. Sense 1 dates from the early 19th cent.

marrow

marrow 2 |ˈmarə |(also marra, marrer ) ▶noun N. English & Scottish 1 a friend, companion, or workmate (often used as a form of address ): come here, marrer, we need to talk. 2 something that forms a pair with something else; a counterpart or twin. ORIGIN late Middle English: probably from Old Norse margr ‘many ’, also ‘friendly, communicative ’.

marrowbone

mar row bone |ˈmarōˌbōn ˈmɛroʊˌboʊn | ▶noun a bone containing edible marrow. • (marrowbones ) dated, humorous the knees.

marrowfat pea

mar row fat pea |ˈmarōˌfat mæroʊfætˈpiː | ▶noun a pea of a large variety that is processed and sold in cans.

Oxford Dictionary

marrow

marrow 1 |ˈmarəʊ | ▶noun 1 (also vegetable marrow ) Brit. a long white-fleshed gourd with green skin, which is eaten as a vegetable. 2 the plant of the gourd family which produces marrows. ●Cucurbita pepo, family Cucurbitaceae. 3 (also bone marrow ) [ mass noun ] a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced. 4 the essential part of something: such men were the marrow of the organization. PHRASES to the marrow to one's innermost being: a sight which chilled me to the marrow. DERIVATIVES marrowless adjective, marrowy adjective ORIGIN Old English mearg, mærg (in sense 3 ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch merg and German Mark. Sense 1 dates from the early 19th cent.

marrow

marrowbone

marrow |bone |ˈmarə (ʊ )bəʊn | ▶noun a bone containing edible marrow.

marrowfat pea

mar ¦row |fat pea |ˈmarə (ʊ )fat ˌpiː | ▶noun a pea of a large variety which is processed and sold in cans.

Oxford Thesaurus

marrow

marrow noun the marrow of his statement: essence, core, nucleus, pith, kernel, heart, centre, soul, spirit, quintessence, gist, substance, sum and substance, meat, nub, stuff; informal nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

marrow

mar row /mǽroʊ /名詞 1 U 髄, 骨髄 ▸ a bone marrow transplant 骨髄移植 2 〘植〙C U セイヨウカボチャ (｟米｠vegetable marrow ).3 U 〖the ～〗核心, 精髄 .to the m á rrow 骨の髄まで, 徹底的に .

marrowbone

m á rrow b ò ne 名詞 C (料理やドッグフード用の )髄骨 .