Bones
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bones¹
- /bəʊnz/ UK
- /boʊnz/ US
Rhymes with -əʊnz, -oʊnz
noun
- plural of bone
noun
- A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.
- Dice for gambling.
- Synonym of fist bump.
- The framework or foundation of something. The house don't fall when the bones are good.
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of bone
Bones²
proper noun
- plural of Bone
Bones³
proper noun Boneses
- A surname.
Bones⁴
Where it comes from
From sawbones.
noun
- 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!