bones

A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.

Noun

  1. A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.
  2. Dice for gambling.
  3. Synonym of fist bump.

    Synonyms: fist bump

  4. The framework or foundation of something.
    • The house don't fall when the bones are good. - 2019, Maren Morris, The Bones:

Synonyms

fist bump props

Related

spoons

Derived

Bonesman break-bones crossbones lazybones sawbones

Noun form of, plural

  1. plural of bone

Verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bone