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noun

ˈbōn How to pronounce bone (audio)
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as in devices
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing he hasn't a competitive bone in his body

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as in die
bones plural a small cube marked on each side with one to six spots and usually played in pairs in various games the pirates decided their captives' fate with a toss of the bones

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as in heart
usually bones plural the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions I could feel in my bones that I had just met my future wife

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as in dollar
slang a U.S. currency bill representing 100 cents in my college days I hadn't a bone to my name

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as in corpse
bones plural a dead body requested that his bones be buried in the country of his birth

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adverb

as in damn
to a great degree grew up in a backwoods area that was bone poor

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verb

as in to dress

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Recent Examples of bone
Noun
Listen to old-time music, celebrate the Man of Steel, dig for dinosaur bones, hunt for Easter eggs or save lives by giving blood. — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2025 It wasn’t found in a burial, though it was found near the location of a burial that held the bones of a woman of similar age. — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
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To ensure the essential supply of chicken for Canadians across the country, the poultry industry as a whole is shifting away from de-boning chicken legs to increase their production capacity. — Shelly Hagan, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020 Late at night in November 2011, Ted Flores was coming home from running errands in Highland, Ind., when a car T-boned his at an intersection. — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2019 See All Example Sentences for bone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bone
  1. devices
  2. die
  3. heart
  4. dollar
  5. corpse
  6. dress
  7. inclination
  8. belly
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  • In an unprecedented move, our public schools handed out hundreds of thousands of devices to help more than 1 million students continue to safely learn online with their teachers and classmates.
    — Dr. Mitchell Katz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • However, instead of removing the minerals from the water, these devices make the minerals soluble in the water.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
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  • Annuals to plant: bachelor buttons, begonias, calendula, celosia, cosmos, larkspur, marigold, nasturtium, pansies, petunias, primrose, snapdragons, statice, stock, sunflowers, sweet pea and zinnias A healthy plant that suddenly wilts and dies may be a victim of verticillium or fusarium wilt.
    — Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Ultimately, Optimal Media in Germany created a new die that would match the size and scale of the original cover.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of die
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  • Yellows 1, 2, 3 and 4: Were all banned in 1959 after they were potentially linked to lesions and heart damage.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • This presents the reader, especially one steeped in mystery fiction, with a familiar irony: Skilled detectives typically win readers’ hearts because of their flaws, not despite them.
    — Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • The Supreme Court also cleared the way for the administration to proceed with the suspension of millions of dollars in federal grants for teacher training after states had urgently asked a judge for the funding to continue.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The distribution deal is estimated to be worth billions of dollars to CBS.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of dollar
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  • White dwarfs, conversely, are the cosmic corpses of smaller stars with masses more in line with that of the sun.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Harry helps his maid, Bella gets blackmailed, and Archie's corpse resurfaces.
    — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of corpse
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  • So, despite being a nerdy kid who was awkward and really just couldn’t even dress that well, high school was super-fun for me because of games.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Just pair it with accessories to dress it up for dinner, or throw on your sneakers and a denim jacket (like the one above) to enjoy a casual lunch.
    — Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
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  • The unusual trajectory aligned the Falcon 9 with a perfectly polar orbit at an inclination of 90 degrees to the equator, bringing the four-person crew directly over the North or South Pole every 45 minutes.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
  • And grant funding has become less reliable as state governments face their own financial challenges while the Trump administration has shown little inclination to aid transit systems.
    — Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of inclination
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  • Surprisingly, Olaf pats his brother on the belly with his paw, reciprocating his love for the very first time since his arrival.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • About an hour later, a sharp, intense pain in my belly startled me out of my sleep.
    — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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