# bones
## English
### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /bəʊnz/
* (General American) IPA: /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.
* A pair of dice for gambling.
* (informal) Synonym of fist bump.
* (plural only) The framework or foundation of something.
** 2019, Maren Morris, The Bones:The house don't fall when the bones are good.

#### Synonyms

* (fists meeting equivalent to a high-five): fist bump, props

#### Derived terms

* Bonesman
* break-bones
* crossbones
* lazybones
* sawbones

#### See also

* (musical instrument): spoons

### Verb

bones
* third-person singular simple present indicative of bone

### Anagrams

* Benos, Boens, Nobes, ebons

## Asturian
### Adjective

bones
* feminine plural of bonu

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɔ.nəs]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈbɔ.nes]
* Rhymes: -ɔnes

### Adjective

bones
* feminine plural of bo

### Interjection

bones
* Ellipsis of bones tardes (“good afternoon”).

## Cornish
### Alternative forms

* bos

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɔnəs/, /ˈbɔnəz/

### Verb

bones
* to be

#### Conjugation

| | Indicative | Indicative | Indicative | Indicative | Indicative | Indicative | Indicative | Subjunctive | Subjunctive | Imperative |
| | Present (short) | Present (long) | Future- Habitual | Imperfect (short) | Imperfect (long) | Preterite | Conditional | Present- future | Imperfect | Imperative |
| 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 |||||||||||
| | Indicative | Indicative | Indicative | Indicative | Indicative | Indicative | Indicative | Subjunctive | Subjunctive | Imperative |
| | Present (short) | Present (long) | Future- Habitual | Imperfect (short) | Imperfect (long) | Preterite | Conditional | Present- future | Imperfect | Imperative |
| 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