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Meaning of Bones | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
bəʊnz

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A surgeon.
  3. plural of Bone
  4. A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.
  5. A surname
  6. A pair of dice for gambling.
  7. A surgeon
  8. Synonym of fist bump.
  9. The framework or foundation of something.
    plural, plural-only

Equivalents

العربية العظام
Español huesos
Gaeilge cnámha
हिन्दी अंजर-पंजर
Italiano ossa
日本語 かばね
Latina os ossamen
Українська кістяк

Examples

“The house don't fall when the bones are good.”
“And then the door swung wide upon its hinges, and Bones - our surgeon - Dr. Sawin, outside the service - broke into the room with his favorite greeting: “Hello, inside! Never mind the guard!”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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