1. out-of-bounds

adjective. outside the foul lines.

Rhymes with Bone Of Contention

• misapprehension
• comprehension
• condescension
• reinvention
• hypotension
• hypertension
• apprehension
• suspension
• prevention
• pretension
• extension
• convention
• retention
• laurentian
• invention
• dissension
• dimension
• detention
• attention
• ascension
• tension
• pension
• mention
• henschen
• gentian

2. out-of-town

adjective. happening in or being of another town or city.

3. contention

noun. ['kənˈtɛnʃən'] a point asserted as part of an argument.

4. contention

noun. ['kənˈtɛnʃən'] a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement.

5. contention

noun. ['kənˈtɛnʃən'] the act of competing as for profit or a prize.

6. bone

noun. ['ˈboʊn'] rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates.

7. bone

noun. ['ˈboʊn'] the porous calcified substance from which bones are made.

8. bone

adjective. ['ˈboʊn'] consisting of or made up of bone.

9. bone

verb. ['ˈboʊn'] study intensively, as before an exam.

10. bone

verb. ['ˈboʊn'] remove the bones from.

Sentences with bone-of-contention

1. Noun Phrase
When you're doing what you love, time can easily get away from you and turn into a bone of contention with family and friends.

2. Noun Phrase
Because many companies are reluctant to hire employees for a set term, and thus give up their ability to terminate that employee at will, such language in an offer letter can become a bone of contention.

3. Noun Phrase
Another bone of contention among politicians, economists and business owners for much of the past century has been the role of the government when faced with a monopoly in the market.

4. Noun Phrase
Unfortunately, this distinction of Isaac over Ishmael and vice versa remains a bone of contention throughout much of the history between these three faiths.