bones
Definition
Noun 1. The hard, rigid organs that form the skeleton of vertebrates: The primary structural components of an animal's body, providing support, protecting organs, and enabling movement. 2. (plural form, often used with a singular verb) A percussion instrument: A pair of small, hollow pieces of wood, bone, or similar material held between the fingers and clicked together rhythmically.
Usage and Examples
- Noun (Anatomy):
- The doctor took an X-ray to check for broken bones.
- Calcium and vitamin D are essential for strong bones.
- Noun (Musical Instrument):
- The folk musician played the bones with incredible speed.
- The rhythmic clicking of the bones accompanied the dance.
Advanced Usage
- "To feel something in one's bones": To have a strong, intuitive feeling or premonition about something.
- I can't explain it, but I feel in my bones that this is the right decision.
- "To make no bones about something": To state something frankly and directly, without hesitation or apology.
- She made no bones about her dissatisfaction with the proposal.
Variants and Related Words
- Bony (adj): Describing something that has very little flesh or fat, so the bones are prominent; or, made of or resembling bone.
- He had a thin, bony face.
- Bone-dry (adj): Completely and utterly dry.
- After the drought, the riverbed was bone-dry.
- Bone marrow (n): The soft, fatty tissue inside bones where blood cells are produced.
Synonyms
- (Anatomy): Skeletal structure, ossicle (for small bones), frame.
- (Instrument): Clappers, rhythm bones, spoons (a similar folk instrument).
Related Idioms
- "A bone of contention": A subject or issue over which there is ongoing disagreement.
- The property line has been a bone of contention between the neighbors for years.
- "To have a bone to pick with someone": To have a reason to disagree or be annoyed with someone.
- I have a bone to pick with you about the comments you made yesterday.
- "Work one's fingers to the bone": To work extremely hard.
- She worked her fingers to the bone to provide for her family.
Noun
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a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
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