bones


Definition: Meaning of, bones in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bəʊnz /

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  1. as by Spanish dancers usually held between the thumb and fingers a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone that are made to click together in rhythm with the dance
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bones used in phrases

  • Napier's bones (noun)
    1. a set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John Napier
  • bare bones (noun)
    1. plural the most basic facts or elements
  • make no bones about (verb)
    1. acknowledge freely and openly
  • marble bones disease (noun)
    1. an inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated
  • skin and bones (noun)
    1. a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
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