bones
See also: bonés and bônes
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Foot_bones.jpg.webp)
The bones of a human foot
![](Images/wiktionary/Bones_7.jpg.webp)
A pair of wooden musical bones
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bəʊnz/
- (General American) IPA(key): /boʊnz/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊnz, -oʊnz
Noun
bones
- plural of bone
Noun
bones
- A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.
- (informal) The act of two fists meeting together in the manner equivalent to a high-five.
- (plural only) The framework or foundation of something.
- 2019, Maren Morris, The Bones
- The house don't fall when the bones are good.
- 2019, Maren Morris, The Bones
Synonyms
- (fists meeting equivalent to a high-five): fist bump, props
Translations
percussive folk musical instrument
|
the act of two fists meeting
See also
- (musical instrument): spoons
Verb
bones
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bone
Anagrams
- Benos, Boens, Nobes, ebons
Asturian
Adjective
bones
- feminine plural of bonu
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.nəs/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.nes/
- Rhymes: -ɔnes
Adjective
bones
- feminine plural of bo
Interjection
bones
- Ellipsis of bones tardes (“good afternoon”).
Cornish
Alternative forms
- bos
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔnəs/, /ˈbɔnəz/
Verb
bones
- to be
Conjugation
Standard Cornish
Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative | ||||||||
Present (short) | Present (long) | Future- Habitual | Imperfect (short) | Imperfect (long) | Preterite | Conditional | Present- future | Imperfect | ||
1s | ov vy, oma | esof vy, eroma | bedhaf vy | en vy | esen vy, eren vy | beuv vy | bien vy | biv vy, byma | ben vy | - |
2s | os jy, osta | esos jy, esta | bedhyth jy, bedhys jy | es jy | eses jy, eres jy | beus jy, beusta | bies jy | by jy, bosta | bes jy, besta | bëdh, bÿdh |
3s | yw ev, ywa | yma ev, usy ev, eus | bëdh ev, bÿdh ev | o ev | esa ev, eja ev, era ev | beu ev | bia ev | bo ev | be ev | bedhes |
1p | on ny | eson ny, eron ny | bedhyn ny | en ny | esen ny, eren ny | beun ny | bien ny | bon ny | ben ny | bedhyn |
2p | owgh why | esowgh, erowgh why | bedhowgh why | ewgh why | esewgh why, erewgh why | bewgh why | biewgh why | bowgh why | bewgh why | bedhowgh |
3p | yns y | ymowns y, ymôns y, usons y | bedhons y | êns y | esens y, erens y | bowns y | biens y | bowns y | bêns y | bedhens |
Present participle: ow pos, ow pones |
Standard Written Form
Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative | ||||||||
Present (short) | Present (long) | Future- Habitual | Imperfect (short) | Imperfect (long) | Preterite | Conditional | Present- future | Imperfect | ||
1s | ov vy, o'ma | erov vy | bedhav vy | en vy | esen vy | beuv vy | bien vy | biv vy, bon vy | ben vy | - |
2s | os jy, os ta | eros jy, es ta | bedhydh jy | es jy | eses jy | beus jy | bies jy | bi jy, bos jy | bes jy | bydh |
3s | yw ev | yma ev, usi ev, eus | bydh ev | o ev | esa ev | beu ev | bia ev | bo ev | be ev | bedhes |
1p | on ni | eron ni | bedhyn ni | en ni | esen ni | beun ni | bien ni | byn ni, bon ni | ben ni | bedhyn |
2p | owgh hwi | erowgh hwi | bedhowgh hwi | ewgh hwi | esewgh hwi | bewgh hwi | biewgh hwi | bowgh hwi | bewgh hwi | bedhowgh |
3p | yns i | ymons i, usons i | bedhons i | ens i | esens i | bons i | biens i | bons i | bens i | bedhens |
0 | or | eder | bedher | os | eses | beus | bies | ber | bes | - |
Present participle: ow pos Verbal adjective: (not used) |
French
Adjective
bones
- feminine plural of bon
Ladin
Adjective
bones f pl
- feminine plural of bon
Middle English
Noun
bones
- plural of bone