bones

See also: bonés and bônes

English

The bones of a human foot

A pair of wooden musical bones

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bəʊnz/
(General American) IPA^(key): /boʊnz/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -əʊnz, -oʊnz

Noun

bones

plural of bone

Noun

bones

A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.
A pair of dice for gambling.
(informal) Synonym of fist bump.
(plural only) The framework or foundation of something.
- 2019, Maren Morris, The Bones:
  The house don't fall when the bones are good.

Synonyms

(fists meeting equivalent to a high-five): fist bump, props

Translations

percussive folk musical instrument

Irish: cnámha f pl
Italian: ossa (it)

the act of two fists meeting

Verb

bones

third-person singular simple present indicative of bone

Anagrams

Benos, Boens, Nobes, ebons

Asturian

Adjective

bones

feminine plural of bonu

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɔ.nəs]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈbɔ.nes]
Rhymes: -ɔnes

Adjective

bones

feminine plural of bo

Interjection

bones

Ellipsis of bones tardes (“good afternoon”).

Cornish

Alternative forms

bos

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɔnəs/, /ˈbɔnəz/

Verb

bones

to be

Conjugation

Standard Cornish

	Indicative							Subjunctive		Imperative
	Present (short)	Present (long)	Future- Habitual	Imperfect (short)	Imperfect (long)	Preterite	Conditional	Present- future	Imperfect	Imperative
1s	ov vy, oma	esof vy, eroma	bedhaf vy	en vy	esen vy, eren vy	beuv vy	bien vy	biv vy, byma	ben vy	-
2s	os jy, osta	esos jy, esta	bedhyth jy, bedhys jy	es jy	eses jy, eres jy	beus jy, beusta	bies jy	by jy, bosta	bes jy, besta	bëdh, bÿdh
3s	yw ev, ywa	yma ev, usy ev, eus	bëdh ev, bÿdh ev	o ev	esa ev, eja ev, era ev	beu ev	bia ev	bo ev	be ev	bedhes
1p	on ny	eson ny, eron ny	bedhyn ny	en ny	esen ny, eren ny	beun ny	bien ny	bon ny	ben ny	bedhyn
2p	owgh why	esowgh, erowgh why	bedhowgh why	ewgh why	esewgh why, erewgh why	bewgh why	biewgh why	bowgh why	bewgh why	bedhowgh
3p	yns y	ymowns y, ymôns y, usons y	bedhons y	êns y	esens y, erens y	bowns y	biens y	bowns y	bêns y	bedhens
Present participle: ow pos, ow pones

Standard Written Form

	Indicative							Subjunctive		Imperative
	Present (short)	Present (long)	Future- Habitual	Imperfect (short)	Imperfect (long)	Preterite	Conditional	Present- future	Imperfect	Imperative
1s	ov vy, o'ma	erov vy	bedhav vy	en vy	esen vy	beuv vy	bien vy	biv vy, bon vy	ben vy	-
2s	os jy, os ta	eros jy, es ta	bedhydh jy	es jy	eses jy	beus jy	bies jy	bi jy, bos jy	bes jy	bydh
3s	yw ev	yma ev, usi ev, eus	bydh ev	o ev	esa ev	beu ev	bia ev	bo ev	be ev	bedhes
1p	on ni	eron ni	bedhyn ni	en ni	esen ni	beun ni	bien ni	byn ni, bon ni	ben ni	bedhyn
2p	owgh hwi	erowgh hwi	bedhowgh hwi	ewgh hwi	esewgh hwi	bewgh hwi	biewgh hwi	bowgh hwi	bewgh hwi	bedhowgh
3p	yns i	ymons i, usons i	bedhons i	ens i	esens i	bons i	biens i	bons i	bens i	bedhens
0	or	eder	bedher	os	eses	beus	bies	ber	bes	-
Present participle: ow pos Verbal adjective: (not used)

French

Adjective

bones

feminine plural of bon

Ladin

Adjective

bones f pl

feminine plural of bon

Middle English

Noun

bones

plural of bone

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