Bones

Domain	Definitions
Dream Interpretation	To see your bones protruding from the flesh, denotes that treachery is working to ensnare you. To see a pile of bones, famine and contaminating influences surround you. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
Literature	Bones Deucalion, after the Deluge, was ordered to cast behind him the bones of his mother, i.e. the stones of mother earth. Those thrown by Deucalion became men, and those thrown by his wife, Pyrrha, became women. Pindar suggests that laas, a stone, is a pun on laos, the people. Both words, in the genitive case singular, are alike laou. (Olynthics, ix. 66.) Bones The man who rattles or plays the bones in nigger troupes. To make no bones about the matter, i.e. no difficulty, no scruple. Dice are called "bones," and the French, flatter le dé (to mince the matter), is the opposite of our expression. To make no bones of a thing is not to flatter, or "make much of," or humour the dice in order to show favour. Napier's bones. (See under Napier.) Without more bones. Without further scruple or objection. (See above, "Make no bones," etc.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Slang	Noun (plural). Source: A shortened version of the word "trombones". Definition: The players of trombone in any musical group. Context: Would often be heard in more casual speech, usually from a conductor or director, when distinguishing one group of musicians--the trombone players (and their lines)--from others . Social Source: West Coast musicians. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)
	Noun. Source: This comes from the word bones and it relates to dominos because of their color. Definition: This means dominos. Context: This is another way for people in. Social Source: African American Slang. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)
Slang in 1811	BONES. Dice. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms within Context: Bones

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Atonement	Apologize, beg pardon, fair l'amende honorable, give satisfaction; come down on one's knees, fall down on one's knees, down on one's marrow bones.
Corpse	Noun: corpse, corse, carcass, cadaver, bones, skeleton, dry bones; defunct, relics, reliquiae, remains, mortal remains, dust, ashes, earth, clay; mummy; carrion; food for worms, food for fishes; tenement of clay this mortal coil.
Facility	Flow with the stream, swim with the stream, drift with the stream, go with the stream, flow with the tide, drift with the tide; see one's way; have all one's own way, have the game in one's own hands; walk over the course, win at a canter; make light of, make nothing of, make no bones of.
Fear	Bug bear, bugaboo; scarecrow; hobgoblin; (demon); nightmare, Gorgon, mormo, ogre, Hurlothrumbo, raw head and bloody bones, fee-faw-fum, bete noire, enfant terrible.
Inexpedience	Do no harm, break no bones.
Numeration	Abacus, logometer, slide rule, slipstick, tallies, Napier's bones, calculating machine, difference engine, suan-pan; adding machine; cash register; electronic calculator, calculator, computer;
Submission	Adjective: surrendering; Verb: submissive, resigned, crouching; downtrodden; down on one's marrow bones; on one's bended knee; unresistant, unresisting, nonresisting; pliant; (soft); undefended.
Willingness	Swallow the bait, nibble at the bait; gorge the hook; have no scruple of, make no scruple of; make no bones of; jump at, catch at; meet halfway; volunteer.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Modern Usage: Bones

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Cold be heart and hand and bones, cold be travelers far from home they do not see what lies ahead when sun has failed and moon is dead! (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh) Well he's got huge sharp, eh, he can leap about, look at the bones! (Monty Python and the Holy Grail; writing credit: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin.) There's 215 bones in the human body. (Terminator 2: Judgment Day; writing credit: James Cameron and William Wisher Jr.) It'll grind your bones for its bread. (Shrek; writing credit: Ted Elliott) I love the bones of you, Robert McGregor, but you take too much to heart that canna' be helped. (Rob Roy; writing credit: Alan Sharp)
Lyrics	I work till I ache my bones (Somebody To Love; performing artist: QUEEN; writing credit: Freddie Mercury) And he dug up her grave and built a cage with her bones (Excitable Boy; performing artist: Warren Zevon; writing credit: Warren Zevon & LeRoy P. Marinell) With new bones in your closet (More Than A Woman; performing artist: Aaliyah) Right down to my bones 'cause (Ain't No Sunshine; performing artist: Bill Withers) Baby this town rips the bones from your back ("Born to Run"; performing artist: Bruce Springsteen)
Clever	Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can shatter my soul. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	And the Bones Came Together (1973) The Deadly Whip of Bones (1960) Mr. Bones Yes Sir (1951) Mutt 'n' Bones (1944) Old Bones of the River (1938)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Commercial Usage: Bones

Domain	Title
References	The 2000 Import and Export Market for Bones, Horns, Ivory, Hooves, Claws, Coral, and Shells in Latin America (reference) The 2002 World Forecasts of Bones, Horns, Ivory, Hooves, Claws, Coral, and Shells Export Supplies (reference) The 2003 World Forecasts of Bones, Horns, Ivory, Hooves, Claws, Coral, and Shells Export Supplies (reference) The World Market for Bones, Horns, Ivory, Hooves, Claws, Coral, and Shells: A 2003 Global Trade Perspective (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones (Cam Jansen Adventure, 3) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Bare Bones (reference) Bones (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Brother Cadfael, Set 3 (The Rose Rent, A Morbid Taste for Bones, The Raven in the Foregate) (reference) Brother Cadfael Series 3 Box Set: The Rose Rent, A Morbid Taste for Bones, and The Raven in the Foregate (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Roll the Bones (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Mr. Bones (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
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Image Slideshow: Bones

Photo Album: Bones

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Note the bowed legs and enlarged right wrist. Nutritional Rickets is a condition in which children's bones are too soft, and do not develop properly due to a deficiency of vitamin D. Credit: CDC.		This patient with congenital syphilis has developed a perforation of hard palate due to gummatous destruction. These destructive tumors can also attack the skin, long bones, eyes, mucous membranes, throat, liver, or stomach lining. Credit: CDC.
	Huskies and whale bones at Point Hope. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.		Gray Whale bones shown in an exhibit at the Interpretive Center of the Yaquina Head ONA. Credit: Aldrich Pears.
	Whale Bones. Credit: Alaska Image Library.		[Muscles and bones of the human body]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	The Bones / Engraved and printed by W. and A.K. Johnston. Credit: National Library of Medicine.		No bones broken here, he said. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Bones. Credit: Library of Congress.		Sketches in the far West--curing hides and bones / Frenzeny & Tavernier. Credit: Library of Congress.
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Sounds Captioned with "Bones".

Familiar Quotations: Bones

Use in Literature: Bones

Title	Author	Quote
A Christmas Carol	Dickens, Charles	Secrets that few would like to scrutinise were bred and hidden in mountains of unseemly rags, masses of corrupted fat, and sepulchres of bones.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	The light of the fire which was shining upon her, made her bones stand out and rendered her thinness fearfully visible.
King Richard III	Shakespeare, William	Then would I hide my bones, not rest them here.
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	His cheek bones were high and wide, and strong deep lines cut down his cheeks, in curves beside his mouth.
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	My servants were astonished to see me eat it bones and all, as in our country we do the leg of a lark.
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	We are all sculptors and painters, and our material is our own flesh and blood and bones.
The Tempest	William Shakespeare	Ariel (singing): Full fathom five thy father lies; Of his bones are coral made; Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Non-Fiction Usage: Bones

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Bones weaken and break easily. (references)
		It arises in the ends of the bones. (references)
		Estrogen helps to keep bones healthy. (references)
Civil Liberties	Bangladesh	In October 2000, the then-State Minister for Social Welfare Mozammel Hossain (the person in charge of overseeing relief operations in Sathkira district) reportedly actively encouraged ruling party members to attack the press physically by saying "Wherever you will find journalists, break their bones." The next day, a group led by local Awami League leader Nurul Islam ransacked the office of the local daily "Satkhirar Chitro" and assaulted Anisur Rahim, the newspaper's editor, with knives and a revolver; he had to be hospitalized. (references)
Economic History	Israel	In the wake of the BSE (Mad Cow) crisis, the Israel Veterinary Service has banned all imports of target organs, and associated bones from all countries that do not prohibit the use of protein meal and flour of animal origin in livestock feeds. (references)
Human Rights	Sri Lanka	Detainees have reported broken bones and other serious injuries as a result of their mistreatment. (references)
Political Economy	JAMAICA	No animal carcasses (meat, bones, hide, skin, hooves, etc.) can be imported without a permit issued by the Director of Veterinary Services, Jamaica, along with an official health certificate issued by an official government veterinarian. (references)
Trade	Kenya	The country allows export of all items except for the following which are considered either of aesthetic value to the country or have national security importance: military equipment and munitions; antiques and works of art; bullion and coins; archives; live animals other than livestock and pets; wood charcoal and lumber; ivory, rhino horn and other products related to endangered species; human bones; and specially built transport equipment and automotive vehicles (e.g. armored cars and tanks). (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	END, n. The position farthest removed on either hand from the Interlocutor. The man was perishing apace Who played the tambourine; The seal of death was on his face -- 'Twas pallid, for 'twas clean. "This is the end," the sick man said In faint and failing tones. A moment later he was dead, And Tambourine was Bones. Tinley Roquot
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Spoken Usage: Bones

Usage Frequency: Bones

Name Usage Frequency: Bones

Derived & Related Names: Bones

Expressions: Bones

Expressions using "bones": animal bones ♦ bag of bones ♦ bare bones ♦ be a bag of bones ♦ Bicched bones ♦ bones ache ♦ Bones of Upper Extremity ♦ break bones ♦ break no bones ♦ carpal bones ♦ Chevron bones ♦ devil's bones ♦ down on one's marrow bones ♦ Facial Bones ♦ feel in one's bones ♦ Foot Bones ♦ hook bones ♦ i made no bones about telling him so ♦ lacrimal bones ♦ Leg Bones ♦ like a bag of bones ♦ make no bones about ♦ make no bones about it ♦ make no bones of ♦ make no bones of it ♦ make old bones ♦ malar bones ♦ marble bones disease ♦ Metatarsal Bones ♦ napiers bones ♦ Napier's bones ♦ nasal bones ♦ nothing but skin and bones ♦ Palatine bones ♦ raw head and bloody bones ♦ Sesamoid bones ♦ skin and bones ♦ Tarsal Bones ♦ To be upon the bones of ♦ To make no bones ♦ Wormian bones ♦ zygomatic bones. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "bones": cheek-bones, knuckle-bones.
	Containing "bones": bump'n'grind-your-bones-to-make-my-bread.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Bones

Modern Translations: Bones

Language		Translations for "bones"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		zaret (devil's bones), satanik (bag of bones, satanic), nuk ngurroj (make no bones about), nuk i përtoj (make no bones about), nuk e zgjas (make no bones about), nuk dyshoj (make no bones about), dhimbje e kockave (bones ache). (various references)

Arabic		‏من غير تردد (away, make no bones about). (various references)

Bulgarian		скелет (anatomy, atomy, framework, shell, skeleton), кости, останки (leavings, leftovers, refuse, remainder, remains, scrapings, scraps, waste). (various references)

Chinese		骨头 (Bone). (various references)

Czech		ostatky. (various references)

Danish		benvarer (bones and riblets), ben (bone, leg, paw), knogler. (various references)

Dutch		beenderen, ossa. (various references)

Finnish		luusto (frame, skeleton). (various references)

French		os (bone). (various references)

German		gebeine (mortal remains, relics), Knochen (bone, knucklebone, large door-key). (various references)

Greek		κεφαλή των μεταταρσίων οστών (head of metatarsal bones), κοιλιακό ψαροκόκκαλο (costal bones, ventral bones), σπλαγχνικό κρανίο (bones of face, cranium viscerale, visceral cranium), βρασμένα οστά (bolled bones), νόσος Albers-Schonberg (Albers-Schonberg's disease, marble bones), περίπου το 90% από τη συνολική επιβάρυνση του σώματος σε μόλυβδο εντοπίζεται στα οστά (more or less 90% of the lead body burden is found in the bones), πετσί και κόκκαλο (bag of bones, skin and bone), υαλοειδή οστά (vitreous bones), η συσσώρευση Sr 90 στα ψάρια περιορίζεται σχεδόν αποκλειστικά στους σκληρούς ιστούς-τα οστά και τα λέπια (accumulation of Sr-9O in fish is almost exclusively confined to the hard tissues - bones and scales), λαγόνιο (epipleurals, hip bone, ilium, pin bone, pin bones), οστά τεθραυσμένα (broken bones), ο απορροφούμενος μόλυβδος εναποτίθεται κυρίως στα οστά (the ingested lead is deposited mainly in the bones). (various references)

Guarani		ikanguekuete (its very bones). (various references)

Hebrew		לומר ללא �"סוס (make no bones about), ל�'רם (break bones, gnaw), עור ועצמות (bag of bones), �'ל של עצמות (bag of bones). (various references)

Hungarian		játékkockák, dominókockák. (various references)

Indonesian		bengkarak (carcass, skeleton), belulang (callus, raw bide), dadu (cube, dice, pink). (various references)

Italian		ossatura (bone, frame, framework, shell, skeleton, structure), ossa. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		骨子 (essentials, marrow). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		�"っし (essentials, marrow). (various references)

Korean		뼈 (Bone, boney, Bony). (various references)

Pig Latin		onesbay

Portuguese		ossos wormianos suturais (sutural bones), ossos vítreos (vitreous bones), ossos sesamóides (sesamoid bones), ossos cozinhados (bolled bones), osso do carpo (carpal bones), o chumbo absorvido deposita-se principalmente nos ossos. (the ingested lead is deposited mainly in the bones), mais ou menos 90% da quantidade de chumbo no corpo encontra-se nos ossos (more or less 90% of the lead body burden is found in the bones), espinha ventral,espinha costal (costal bones, ventral bones), a acumulação de estrôncio-90 nos peixes é praticamente limitada aos tecidos rijos-esqueleto e escamas (accumulation of Sr-9O in fish is almost exclusively confined to the hard tissues - bones and scales). (various references)

Romanian		oseminte (dust, remain), os (bone, quick), geamparale (castanets, trill). (various references)

Russian		игральные кости (devil's bones). (various references)

Scottish		smuais (marrow, smash, the juice or marrow of bones). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		vreća kostiju (bag of bones), nemati dlaku na jeziku (make no bones about, make no bones about it), mršav čovek (bag of bones), kostobolja (bones ache), kosti đavolje (devil's bones), kost i koža (bag of bones, scrag). (various references)

Spanish		huesos. (various references)

Swedish		ben (bone, leg, legs, paw). (various references)

Turkish		zar (cortes, die, film, integument, lamina, membrane, pellicle, skin, tegument, velum, wall), iskelet (atomy, carcase, carcass, frame, framework, outline, skeletal, skeleton). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: Bones

Bible Trace: Bones

Language	Date	Source	Matthew Chapter 23, Verse 27
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ouai umin grammateiV kai farisaioi upokritai oti paromoiazete tafoiV kekoniamenoiV oitineV exwqen men fainontai wraioi eswqen de gemousin ostewn nekrwn kai pashV akaqarsiaV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Vae vobis scribae et Pharisaei hypocritae quia similes estis sepulchris dealbatis quae a foris parent hominibus speciosa intus vero plena sunt ossibus mortuorum et omni spurcitia
Old English	990	West Saxon	Wa eow bokeres & pharisei liceteras.for-þam ge synde gelïc hwite beriene.þa þinceð mannen uten wlytige. & hyosinden innan fulle deadera banen. & ealrefelðe.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Wo to you, scribis and Farisees, ipocritis, that ben lijk to sepulcris whitid, whiche with outforth semen faire to men; but with ynne thei ben fulle of boonus of deed men, and of al filthe.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Wo be to you Scribe and Pharises ypocrite for ye are lyke vnto paynted tombes which appere beautyfull outwarde: but are wt in full of deed bones and of all fylthynes.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like whitened sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you are like the resting-places of the dead, which are made white, and seem beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and of all unclean things.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Matched Bible Translations: Bones

Language	Matthew Chapter 23, Verse 27
Cebuano	"Alaut kamo, mga escriba ug mga Fariseo, mga maut! kay sama kamo sa pinaputi nga mga pantiyon nga sa gawas managpakita sa katahum, apan sa sulod kini sila puno sa mga bukog sa mga patay ug sa tanang kahugawan.
Croatian	Jao vama pismoznanci i farizeji! Licemjeri! Nalik ste na obijeljene grobove. Izvana izgledaju lijepi, a iznutra su puni mrtvaèkih kostiju i svakojake neèistoæe.
Danish	Ve eder, I skriftkloge og Farisæere, I Hyklere! thi I ere ligesom kalkede Grave, der jo synes dejlige udvendigt,men indvendigt ere fulde af døde Ben og al Urenhed.
Dutch	Wee u, gij Schriftgeleerden en Farizeen, gij geveinsden, want gij zijt den witgepleisterden graven gelijk, die van buiten wel schoon schijnen, maar van binnen zijn zij vol doodsbeenderen en alle onreinigheid.
Finnish	Samoin tekin ulkoa kyllä näytätte ihmisten silmissä hurskailta, mutta sisältä te olette täynnä ulkokultaisuutta ja laittomuutta.
French	Malheur � vous, scribes et pharisiens hypocrites! parce que vous ressemblez � des sépulcres blanchis, qui paraissent beaux au dehors, et qui, au dedans, sont pleins d`ossements de morts et de toute espèce d`impuretés.
German	Weh euch, Schriftgelehrte und Pharisäer, ihr Heuchler, die ihr gleich seid wie die übertünchten Gräber, welche auswendig hübsch scheinen, aber inwendig sind sie voller Totengebeine und alles Unflats!
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Celakalah kalian guru-guru agama dan orang-orang Farisi! Kalian tukang berpura-pura! Kalian seperti kubur-kubur yang dicat putih; di luarnya kelihatan bagus, tetapi di dalamnya penuh dengan tulang dan semuanya yang busuk-busuk.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Wai bagi kamu, hai ahli Taurat dan orang Parisi, orang munafik! Karena kamu seumpama kubur yang bersapu kapur; sungguhpun dari luar kelihatan elok, tetapi di dalamnya berisi tulang orang mati dan berbagai-bagai najis.
Italian	Guai a voi, scribi e farisei ipocriti, che rassomigliate a sepolcri imbiancati: essi all'esterno son belli a vedersi, ma dentro sono pieni di ossa di morti e di ogni putridume.
Manx Gaelic	Smerg diu scrudeyryn as Phariseeyn, chrauee-oalsey; son ta shiu goll-rish oaiagh yn t'er nyn ghiallaghey, ta dy jarroo jeeaghyn aalin er cheu-mooie, agh cheu-sthie t'ad lane dy chraueyn ny merriu, as jeh dy chooilley eajeeys.
Maori	Aue, te mate mo koutou, e nga karaipi, e nga Parihi, e te hunga tinihanga! he rite hoki koutou ki nga urupa kua oti te pani ki te paru ma, ko waho he ataahua ki te titiro atu, ko roto ia ki tonu i nga koiwi tupapaku, i nga mea poke katoa.
Norwegian	Ve eder, I skriftlærde og fariseere, I hyklere, I som ligner kalkede graver, som utvendig er fagre å se til, men innvendig er fulle av dødningeben og all urenhet!
Rumanian	Vai de voi, cqrturari wi Farisei fqyarnici! Pentrucq voi sknteyi ca mormintele vqruite, cari, pe dinafarq se aratq frumoase, iar pe dinlquntru sknt pline de oasele moryilor wi de orice fel de necurqyenie.
Russian	зПТЕ ЧБН, ЛОЙЦОЙЛЙ Й ЖБТЙУЕЙ, МЙ�"ЕНЕТЩ, ЮФП Х� П�"П�'МСЕФЕУШ ПЛТБЫЕООЩН ЗТП�'БН, ЛПФПТЩЕ УОБТХЦЙ ЛБЦХФУС ЛТБУЙЧЩНЙ, Б ЧОХФТЙ � ПМОЩ ЛПУФЕК НЕТФЧЩИ Й ЧУСЛПК ОЕЮЙУФПФЩ;
Shuar	`Maa Wáinkiatarum jintinniutirmesha, Pariséutirmesha. Antrarum shiir chichamtiniaitrume. Iwiarsamu Pújujai yakarar shiir awajsamua ainiuitrume. Aani shiir ainiawai. Tura initkia Jaká ukunchijiai Piákuiti.
Swedish	Ve eder, I skriftlärde och fariséer, I skrymtare, som ären lika vitmenade gravar, vilka väl utanpå synas prydliga, men inuti äro fulla av de dödas ben och allt slags orenlighet!
Uma	"Silaka-koi, guru agama pai' to Parisi! Lompe' hi mali-na-wadi-koi! Hewa daeo' to rasapuru' bula-koi: hi mali-na lompe' -damo hiloa-na, hiaa' bo hi rala-na paka' wuku kiu pai' wori' nyala to merungkui.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations & Misspellings: Bones

Derivations
	Words beginning with "bones": boneset, bonesets, bonesetter, bonesetters. (additional references)
	Words ending with "bones": aitchbones, ambones, anklebones, backbones, breastbones, cheekbones, chinbones, collarbones, crossbones, cuttlebones, debones, fishbones, hambones, herringbones, hipbones, jawbones, knucklebones, lazybones, marrowbones, pinbones, redbones, ringbones, sawbones, shacklebones, shinbones, tailbones, thighbones, trombones, umbones, whalebones, wishbones. (additional references)
	Words containing "bones": sawboneses. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Bones" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: benes, benew, benez, benis, bennes, bienes, binex, binis, binse, bisnes, Bnes, b'now, Boanas, Bobness, bobnet, boces, bodne, Boeno, Boes, boez, Boges, bohea, Bohnen, bojes, bokes, Bonae, bonam, Bonas, bonces, bonee, boneen, bonet, Bonios, boniz, bonnee, bonnes, Bonneys, bonns, bonos, Bonosa, bons, bonse, Bonser, bonsi, bonues, bonum, bonuw, bonys, booney, bornes, Borness, Bouez, Boves, bowes, Boyez, Boyns, Bulnes, bunes, Bunnens, busnes, Ebonex, obne, vones, yones. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Rhyming with "Bones"

Anagrams: Bones

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: ebons.
	Words within the letters "b-e-n-o-s"
	-1 letter: bens, bone, ebon, eons, nebs, nobs, noes, nose, obes, ones, snob, sone.
	-2 letters: ben, bos, ens, eon, neb, nob, nos, obe, oes, one, ons, ose, sen, sob, son.
	-3 letters: be, bo, en, es, ne, no, oe, on, os, so.
	Words containing the letters "b-e-n-o-s"
	+1 letter: beanos, besnow, betons, boners, bonnes, bonzes, nobles.
	+2 letters: ambones, banjoes, beacons, beckons, beknots, belongs, bemoans, benison, benthos, benzols, besnows, beyonds, biogens, bizones, blondes, bonders, boneset, bongoes, boniest, bonkers, bonnets, bonuses, boonies, boranes, boreens, bounces, bournes, bovines, bronzes, buncoes, bunkoes, bygones, debones, ebonies, ebonise, enrobes, entombs, enwombs, newsboy, nobbles, noblest, nombles, nosebag, obscene, sorbent, soybean, subtone, subzone, umbones, unboxes, unrobes, unsober.
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	Crack; pop; adjusting; adjustment; chiropractor; chiropractic; spine; spinal; bones; bone; .
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Author	Quotation
Elizabeth Gaskell	He had not an ounce of superfluous flesh on his bones, and leanness goes a great way towards gentility.
Fisher Ames	America is rising with a giant's strength. Its bones are yet but cartilages.
George W. Cecil	On the Plains of Hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions who, at the Dawn of Victory, sat down to wait, and waiting -- died!
Lord Byron	Posterity will never survey a nobler grave than this: here lie the bones of Castlereagh: stop, traveler, and piss.
Peter Ustinov	Parents are the bones on which children sharpen their teeth.
Sydney Smith	Heat, ma am! It was so dreadful here that I found there was nothing left for it but to take off my flesh and sit in my bones.
Thomas B. Aldrich	The ocean moans over dead men's bones.
Virgil	Arise from my bones, avenger of these wrongs!
William Shakespeare	I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Ann Richards	I know that my alcoholism affected osteoporosis. And I was also a smoker. Smoking is very bad for your bones. So absolutely it is a factor in my osteoporosis.
Louise Ashby	Well, basically what he had to do to begin with was they had to re-smash all the bones on this side.
William Shatner	That's not good enough. You have to know I'm right. You have you to feel it in your bones! You have to know, the story doesn't happen by accident. You have to create it. You have to put it there.
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Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	99.82%	2,252	3,919
Noun (proper)	0.13%	3	202,518
Lexical Verb (-s form)	0.04%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	2,256	N/A

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Bones	Last name	1,000	10,661
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The following table summarizes names derived from the word "bones".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Garmites	N/A	Biblical	Bones
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
bones	1,296	hand bones	55
broken bones	354	body bones	51
skull bones	352	bones pelvis	49
kansas city t bones	335	bones restaurant smokey	45
the lovely bones	270	leg bones	41
bones smokey	236	funny bones	39
dog bones	202	wrist bones	38
crazy bones	190	bones kc t	36
human bones	144	skeletal bones	35
t bones	125	ankle bones	34
foot bones	122	arm bones	34
skull and cross bones	92	fish bones	34
bones human body	81	bare bones system	33
beauty bones	79	bones foot in	33
rawhide bones	72	bones brigade	31
bare bones	68	bones in the human body	29
barbecue bones smokey	67	body bones in	29
bare bones computer	64	bones saris	26
dinosaur bones	63	skin and bones	26
bones skull society	57	bones smoky	26
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Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	os, ossuum. (various references)
Modern Latin	1500-Modern	sceleton. (various references)
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# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "bones" (pronounced bō"nz)
4	b ō" n z	hipbones, trombones.
3	-ō" n z	bemoans, clones, condones, cones, cyclones, drones, groans, intones, Jones, knowns, leones, loans, moans, owns, phones, postpones, quinones, scones, sones, stones, tones, unknowns, zones.
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Bones

Definition: Bones

Bones

Noun

Specialty Definitions: Bones

Synonyms: Bones

Synonyms within Context: Bones

Atonement

Corpse

Facility

Fear

Inexpedience

Numeration

Submission

Willingness

Crosswords: Bones

Modern Usage: Bones

Screenplays

Lyrics

Clever

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Bones

References

Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Music

High Tech

Image Slideshow: Bones

Photos:Bones

Illustrations:Bones

Computer Images:Bones

Photo Album: Bones

Sounds Captioned with "Bones".

Familiar Quotations: Bones

Elizabeth Gaskell

Fisher Ames

George W. Cecil

Lord Byron

Peter Ustinov

Sydney Smith

Thomas B. Aldrich

Virgil

William Shakespeare

Use in Literature: Bones

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

The Tempest

William Shakespeare

Non-Fiction Usage: Bones

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Bones

Ann Richards

Louise Ashby

William Shatner

Usage Frequency: Bones

Name Usage Frequency: Bones

Derived & Related Names: Bones

Expressions: Bones

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Bones

Modern Translations: Bones

Albanian

Arabic

Bulgarian

Chinese

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Finnish

Photos:
Bones

Illustrations:
Bones

Computer Images:
Bones