bones

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bəʊnz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /boʊnz/

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• Rhymes: -əʊnz, -oʊnz

bones

1. plural of bone

bones

1. A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.
2. A pair of dice for gambling.
3. (informal) Synonym of fist bump.
4. (plural only) The framework or foundation of something.
   • 2019, Maren Morris, The Bones:

     The house don't fall when the bones are good.

• (fists meeting equivalent to a high-five): fist bump, props

• (musical instrument): spoons

bones

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bone

• Benos, Boens, Nobes, ebons

bones

1. feminine plural of bonu

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɔ.nəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbɔ.nes]
• Rhymes: -ɔnes

bones

1. feminine plural of bo

bones

1. ellipsis of bones tardes (“good afternoon”)

• bos

See bos, see there for conjugation.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔnəs/, /ˈbɔnəz/

bones (irregular)

1. alternative form of bos (“to be”)

bones

1. feminine plural of bon

bones f pl

1. feminine plural of bon

bones

1. plural of bone