name
Meaning 1
plural of Bone
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Standard Lemma guide
bones
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /bəʊnz/
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General-American: /boʊnz/
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CMU ARPABET: B OW1 N Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
plural of bone
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Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 4
A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
Dice for gambling.
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noun
Meaning 6
Synonym of fist bump.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Synonyms: fist bump
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noun
Meaning 7
The framework or foundation of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 8
A surgeon.
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verb
Meaning 9
third-person singular simple present indicative of bone
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
Meaning 10
a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: castanets, clappers, finger cymbals
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: percussion instrument, percussive instrument
History
Etymology
From sawbones.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Irish: cnámha — percussive folk musical instrument
- Italian: ossa — percussive folk musical instrument
Real reading context