bones
A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.
Other meanings
dice for gambling.
The framework or foundation of something.
Synonyms
- finger cymbals
Related words
- Bonesman
- break-bones
- crossbones
- lazybones
- sawbones
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “bones” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.