Definitions for Bones
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1. bones, castanets, clappers, finger cymbalsnoun

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

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1. bonesnoun

   A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.

2. bonesnoun

   The act of two fists meeting together in the manner equivalent to a high-five.

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1. bones

   Bones is an American crime comedy-drama television series that premiered on the Fox network in the United States on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth to the forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan. The rest of the main cast includes Michaela Conlin, T. J. Thyne, Eric Millegan, Tamara Taylor, Jonathan Adams, and John Francis Daley. Created by Hart Hanson, the series is very loosely based on the life and writings of novelist and forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, who also produces the show. Its title character, Temperance Brennan, is named after the protagonist of Reichs' crime novel series. Conversely, Dr. Brennan writes successful mystery novels based around a fictional forensic anthropologist named Kathy Reichs. Bones is a joint production by Josephson Entertainment, Far Field Productions and 20th Century Fox Television. The series has completed airing its eighth season and has been renewed for a ninth season.

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1. bonesnoun

   Cigarettes

2. bonesnoun

   Dominos.

3. bonesnoun

   Dice, as in "rollin' them bones".

4. bonesnoun

   Nickname to a person who is very skinny.".

5. bonesnoun

   Money; a bone is one dollar. "Who gives a fu** about bones?" -- Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg (Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang)

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1. bones

   Plural form of the word bone.

   Our bones are so healthy, we are so grateful.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 19, 2021  

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   Song lyrics by bones -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by bones on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. BONES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bones is ranked #13771 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bones surname appeared 2,197 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Bones.
   
   47.6% or 1,046 total occurrences were White.
   25.5% or 562 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   21.2% or 466 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 48 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.8% or 40 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.5% or 35 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Bones' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4129

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Bones' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4072

Anagrams for Bones »

1. ebons

How to pronounce Bones?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Bones in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bones in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bones in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Bones in a Sentence

1. Elizabeth Warren:

   Make no bones about it: We need to defeatDonald Trump, but I think its important for our countrys sake and our future that the voters in this country are the ones who do that, and Ibelieve that we will.

2. Marcela Granados:

   Until we have bones, something we can say goodbye to, he's still alive.

3. George Sherman:

   We make no bones about it, the next three to four quarters from a sales standpoint will be a difficult one [ sic ], as that is the very end of the console cycle, but we're bullish on a rebound.

4. Angela Hernandez:

   I'm sitting here in the hospital, laughing with my sister until she makes broken bones hurt, i've met some of the most beautiful human beings that I think I'll ever meet in my entire life. I've experienced something so unique and terrifying... I can't imagine that there isn't a bigger purpose for me in this life. I don't know, you guys, life is incredible.

5. Michael James:

   The mentality has been pretty negative and I don’t see that changing this morning or today until there is more meat on the bones from a data standpoint.

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