bones 1 of 2

noun

Definition of bonesnext
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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bone
as in guts

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bones
  1. die
  2. heart
  3. corpse
  4. belly
  5. carcass
  6. gut
  7. soul
  8. blood
Noun
  • The larger and more spread out V-Cache die that's still 64MB in capacity also likely helps with thermals as the heat production extends over a larger area.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Nearly 48 million people are sickened each year from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die, the CDC estimates.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of die
Noun
  • In today’s deal, North’s leap to four hearts is preemptive, and West doubles that outrage with his 23 high-card points.
    Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Scherzinger wrote alongside a prayer emoji and a heart emoji.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of heart
Noun
  • Case closed, with what’s left of Sofia’s car and Sal Maroni’s whole corpse lying in the rubble for good measure.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
  • The sight of Till’s mutilated and decomposed corpse at his open-casket funeral galvanized the civil-rights movement.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of corpse
Noun
  • Aging a buck before peak rut: Check stomach girth; the older a buck gets, the bigger his belly gets.
    Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Sharing a photo of herself on the red carpet, Breeds wore a tight pink dress that accentuated her bump, posing with her hand on top of her belly.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of belly
Noun
  • Staff members from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center examine a common dolphin carcass that appears to have been butchered.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The Mexican researchers knew from research in other countries that successful detection with these techniques depends, in part, on being able to recognize how carcasses (and their spectral images) change in different soils and climates.
    Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of carcass
Noun
  • One reason that happens is that exercise decreases blood flow to your gut, causing short-term damage to your intestines.
    Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Vulnerability isn’t about spilling your guts or exposing your every fear.
    Krystyna Larrave, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of gut
Noun
  • There’s maybe a little bit of soul searching happening, and perhaps that’s a good thing.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Jones provides a rubbery synth line, while Michael breaths heavily, squeaks, squeals and hiccups to soul’s delight.
    A.D. Amorosi, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of soul
Noun
  • Those cases were discovered using blood, or serology, testing and seem to have been transmitted from sick animals, not people.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • When oxygen levels in the blood drop or carbon dioxide levels rise, your breathing rate increases to restore balance.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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