bones

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of bone. Use this form when you mean more than one bone.

   The dog buried two bones in the back yard.

   Doctors took an X-ray to check her broken bones.

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2. 2
   nounplural

   The basic structure that holds something together.

   Like the frame of a house that holds up the walls and roof.

   The bones of the old barn were still solid after a century.

   We kept the bones of the plan and changed the small details.

   Similarframework, structure, skeleton, foundation

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3. 3
   verb

   Third-person singular present of bone. Use it with he, she, or it.

   She bones the fish carefully before frying it.

   The chef bones a whole chicken in under a minute.

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4. 4
   noun

   Dice used to play games for money.

   Like the small cubes with dots that you toss in a board game.

   He shook the bones in his hand before throwing them.

   She rolled the bones and won the round.

   Similardice

5. 5
   nouncolloquial

   A friendly greeting made by tapping closed hands together.

   Like a high five, but with closed hands instead of open ones.

   "Give me some bones!" he said, holding up his fist.

   The kids greeted each other with quick bones at the door.

6. 6
   noun

   A simple instrument made of two short pieces clicked together in one hand.

   Like clicking two spoons together to keep a beat.

   She clicked the bones in time with the fiddle.

   He played the bones at the village dance all evening.

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