bones 1 of 2

plural of bone
1
as in die
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
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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3
as in corpse
a dead body requested that his bones be buried in the country of his birth

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bones

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bone

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Noun
  • In the United States, about 58,000 children younger than 5 are hospitalized for RSV each year, and several hundred die.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 26 June 2025
  • Read Next North Carolina 7-month-old dies when foster mom leaves her in car, North Carolina cops say June 12, 2025 1:16 PM Read Next National Mom reports son missing, then body found in attic, OH cops say.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Brands should take the importance of sustainability measures to heart and weave their commitment to the environment into their messaging—but with care.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • All three forms—fiction, poetry, and essay—feel present in this sweeping reflection from a troubled heart.
    Literary Hub July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Mohn was arrested hours after the killing and charged with first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and possession of an instrument of crime.
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
  • Prosecutors, however, painted a different picture of the defendant, who’s been charged with first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and other offenses for the January 2024 killing of 68-year-old Michael F. Mohn in the family’s Levittown home.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Two buttons line the left side of the mouse, and a Power/DPI switch is tucked away on the mouse’s belly.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
  • In the nude shot, Culpo wears her hair long and covers her breasts with her hand, placing her other hand on her belly.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Footage shows hikers thrashing through swarms of thumbnail-sized bugs, with one person engulfed by the black-winged creatures and another scooping thousands of tiny carcasses from the trail.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
  • In a recent public hearing, Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff confirmed that 15 livestock losses formed the basis of a large compensation claim, but didn’t clarify how many occurred before the producer implemented basic deterrents, like burying an open carcass pit.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • To create a more human-like microbiome in the guts of mice, the team induced nine of these bacterial species through oral gavage.
    Jay Kakade July 12, New Atlas, 12 July 2025
  • Even if your colon were not to react immediately with inflammation, who knows what putting coffee up there might be doing to your gut microbiome.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • You are being offered so much energy and opportunity to let your soul express itself and radiate like a star.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 13 July 2025
  • Simmons considered Ragsdale the heart and soul of her camp, both spiritual leader and educator.
    Frank Morris, NPR, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • While the bubonic plague affects lymph nodes, septicemic plague affects the blood.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
  • Those able to donate blood can sign up via the American Red Cross or the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center.
    Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
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“Bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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