Bones

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.
   informal
9. The framework or foundation of something.
   plural, plural-only

Equivalents

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!”

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