"bones" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bəʊnz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /boʊnz/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-bones.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -əʊnz, -oʊnz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} bones
  1. plural of bone Tags: form-of, plural Form of: bone
    Sense id: en-bones-en-noun-6YI4jmsi

Noun

IPA: /bəʊnz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /boʊnz/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-bones.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -əʊnz, -oʊnz Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} bones
  1. A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs. Categories (topical): Musical instruments Related terms (musical instrument): spoons Translations (percussive folk musical instrument): cnámha [feminine, plural] (Irish), ossa (Italian)
    Sense id: en-bones-en-noun-TGl-PRv1 Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 2 74 2 5 1 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 49 2 7 3 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 50 2 6 3 37 Disambiguation of 'musical instrument': 96 1 2 1 Disambiguation of 'percussive folk musical instrument': 96 1 2 1
  2. A pair of dice for gambling.
    Sense id: en-bones-en-noun-wjA-pVms
  3. (informal) Synonym of fist bump. Tags: informal Synonyms: fist bump [synonym, synonym-of] Synonyms (fists meeting equivalent to a high-five): fist bump, props
    Sense id: en-bones-en-noun-Ia4N~P5S Disambiguation of 'fists meeting equivalent to a high-five': 22 8 61 10
  4. (plural only) The framework or foundation of something. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-bones-en-noun-vU3dJzVv Categories (other): English pluralia tantum

Verb

IPA: /bəʊnz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /boʊnz/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-bones.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -əʊnz, -oʊnz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bones
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bone Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: bone
    Sense id: en-bones-en-verb-MikKjSML

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