Bones

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bones¹

  • /bəʊnz/ UK
  • /boʊnz/ US

Rhymes with -əʊnz, -oʊnz

noun

  1. plural plural of bone

noun

  1. A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.
  2. Dice for gambling.
  3. informal Synonym of fist bump.
  4. plural, plural only The framework or foundation of something. The house don't fall when the bones are good.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of bone

Bones²

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Bone

Bones³

proper noun Boneses

  1. A surname.

Bones⁴

Where it comes from

From sawbones.

noun

  1. A surgeon. And then the door swung wide upon its hinges, and Bones - our surgeon - Dr. Sawin, outside the service - broke into the room with his favorite greeting: “Hello, inside! Never mind the guard!

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