hip bone
noun
: the large flaring bone that constitutes a lateral half of the pelvis in mammals and is composed of the ilium, ischium, and pubis which are fused into one bone in the adult
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Among them was a hip bone graft to cover a chunk of bone that was ripped off in one bite from the bear.
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Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
The dress that put him on the fashion map was the white silk evening gown with a diagonal cutaway across the torso and a slit up to the hip bone, from Vaccarello’s eponymous label, that his dear friend the model Anja Rubik wore to the Met Gala in 2012.
—Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
The foot bone connects to the leg bone, the leg bone connects to the hip bone, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
—PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
The high waist slims creases and hugs snugly above the hip bone.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
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Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
The dress that put him on the fashion map was the white silk evening gown with a diagonal cutaway across the torso and a slit up to the hip bone, from Vaccarello’s eponymous label, that his dear friend the model Anja Rubik wore to the Met Gala in 2012.
—Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
The foot bone connects to the leg bone, the leg bone connects to the hip bone, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
—PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
The high waist slims creases and hugs snugly above the hip bone.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Hip bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hip%20bone. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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