MARROW

marrow, bone marrow

(noun) the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones

kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty

(noun) 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”

marrow, vegetable marrow

(noun) large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins

marrow, bone marrow

(noun) very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones

marrow, marrow squash, vegetable marrow

(noun) any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

marrow (countable and uncountable, plural marrows)

(uncountable) The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.

(countable) A kind of vegetable like a large courgette/zucchini or squash.

The pith of certain plants.

The essence; the best part.

The inner meaning or purpose.

(medicine, colloquial) Bone marrow biopsy.

(obsolete) Semen.

Synonyms

• (the essence; the best part): crux, gist; See also gist

Etymology 2

Noun

marrow (plural marrows)

(Geordie, informal) A friend, pal, buddy, mate.

(Scotland or archaic) One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate.

Proper noun

Marrow (plural Marrows)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Marrow is the 8954^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3656 individuals. Marrow is most common among Black/African American (48.25%) and White (44.37%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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.)

Definition: 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.]

Definition: 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.

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

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition