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Detailed Synonyms for bones in English

bones:

bones [the ~] noun

  1. the bones
    the bones
  2. the bones
    – 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 1
    the bones; the clappers; the castanets; the finger cymbals
    – 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 1

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Related Definitions for "bones":

  1. 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 dance1

bones form of bone:

bone [the ~] noun

  1. the bone
    the bone
  2. the bone
    the limb; the bone; the leg
  3. the bone
    the knuckle; the bone; the leg
  4. the bone
    the bone marrow; the marrow; the bone
  5. the bone
    – a shade of white the color of bleached bones 1
    the bone; the pearl; the ivory; the off-white
    – a shade of white the color of bleached bones 1
  6. the bone
    – rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates 1
    the bone; the os
    – rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates 1
    • bone [the ~] noun
    • os [the ~] noun
  7. the bone
    – the porous calcified substance from which bones are made 1
    the bone; the osseous tissue
    – the porous calcified substance from which bones are made 1

to bone verb (bones, boned, boning)

  1. to bone
    to poach; to flay; to skin; to bone
    • poach verb (poaches, poached, poaching)
    • flay verb (flays, flayed, flaying)
    • skin verb (skins, skinned, skinning)
    • bone verb (bones, boned, boning)
  2. to bone
    – remove the bones from 1
    to bone; debone
    – remove the bones from 1
    • bone verb (bones, boned, boning)
      • bone the turkey before roasting it1
    • debone verb
  3. to bone
    – study intensively, as before an exam 1
    to bone; to drum; to cram; to swot; to grind away; mug up; bone up; swot up; get up
    – study intensively, as before an exam 1
    • bone verb (bones, boned, boning)
    • drum verb (drums, drummed, drumming)
    • cram verb (crams, crammed, cramming)
    • swot verb (swots, swotted, swotting)
    • grind away verb (grinds away, ground away, grinding away)
    • mug up verb
    • bone up verb
      • I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam1
    • swot up verb
    • get up verb

Conjugations for bone:

present
  1. bone
  2. bone
  3. bones
  4. bone
  5. bone
  6. bone
simple past
  1. boned
  2. boned
  3. boned
  4. boned
  5. boned
  6. boned
present perfect
  1. have boned
  2. have boned
  3. has boned
  4. have boned
  5. have boned
  6. have boned
past continuous
  1. was boning
  2. were boning
  3. was boning
  4. were boning
  5. were boning
  6. were boning
future
  1. shall bone
  2. will bone
  3. will bone
  4. shall bone
  5. will bone
  6. will bone
continuous present
  1. am boning
  2. are boning
  3. is boning
  4. are boning
  5. are boning
  6. are boning
subjunctive
  1. be boned
  2. be boned
  3. be boned
  4. be boned
  5. be boned
  6. be boned
diverse
  1. bone!
  2. let's bone!
  3. boned
  4. boning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

bone adj

  1. bone
    – consisting of or made up of bone 1
    bone
    – consisting of or made up of bone 1

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Related Definitions for "bone":

  1. consisting of or made up of bone1
  2. a shade of white the color of bleached bones1
  3. rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates1
  4. the porous calcified substance from which bones are made1
  5. remove the bones from1
    • bone the turkey before roasting it1
  6. study intensively, as before an exam1

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