bones
Definitions
Noun
- 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
- Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
- The porous calcified substance from which bones are made
- A shade of white the color of bleached bones
Verb
- Study intensively, as before an exam
- Remove the bones from
Fragment
Sounds Like
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Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "bones".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bones | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | cheekbones | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | backbones | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | bonesteel | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | crossbones | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | hipbones | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | trombones | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "bones".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | burns | 1 | 23 |
| 2 | beans | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | buns | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | bonn's | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | bins | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | byrnes | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | baines | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | bans | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | ben's | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | burnes | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | bain's | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | bains | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | ban's | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | banes | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | baynes | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | bean's | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | beens | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | bens | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | benz | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | berns | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | bines | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | binns | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | binz | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | bonnes | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | boons | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | burns' | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | bynes | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | byrne's | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | urban's | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "bones".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "bones" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bones were | 1 | 3 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "bones" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the bones | 1 | 4 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "bones" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "bones".
Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 7
Sound Alikes: 29
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 6
Consonant Matches: 20
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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Mar 14, 2026 USA Today
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