Bones - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbəʊnz|  American pronunciation of the word bones
Brit.  |bəʊnz|  British pronunciation of the word bones
- this word is used as a present tense form (he/she/it) of the verbto bone
- this word is used as a plural form of the nounbone

noun

- (used in the plural) 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 (syn: castanets)

Extra examples

Scientists now believe that the bones belong to a different species of reptile.

Your ribs are bruised, but I don't feel any broken bones.

The two bones connect at the elbow.

...has bones so brittle that a minor stumble could result in a serious break...

...elderly people's bones can be highly breakable if they haven't gotten enough calcium during their lifetimes...

Bones so old they had crumbled to dust

...a diet deficient in calcium can lead to weak bones...

The disease eventually deforms the bones.

The disease eventually causes the bones to deform.

...flurried by visions of falls and broken bones, the parents wouldn't even allow the child to ride a bike...

...humbugged into believing that the bones were the skeleton of a prehistoric human being...

...an implacable judge who knew in his bones that the cover-up extended to the highest levels of government...

These are the bones which go to form the head and trunk.

The alar bones are in reality distinct elements of the cranium.

You're too thin, you need some meat on your bones.

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