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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.
    informal
  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
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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