Synonyms of bones

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noun

plural of bone

1

as in die

a small cube marked on each side with one to six spots and usually played in pairs in various games

the pirates decided their captives' fate with a toss of the bones

Synonyms & Similar Words

• die
• dice

2

as in heart

the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions

I could feel in my bones that I had just met my future wife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heart
• belly
• gut
• soul
• blood
• breast
• bosom
• core
• inside
• mind
• conscience
• heartstrings
• inner space
• quick

3

as in corpse

a dead body

requested that his bones be buried in the country of his birth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corpse
• carcass
• remains
• relics
• cadaver
• stiff
• corpus
• ashes
• corse
• carrion
• mummy
• deceased
• carnage
• decedent

bones

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bone

as in guts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guts
• dresses
• cleans
• extracts
• disembowels
• draws
• eviscerates
• transplants
• removes
• withdraws
• cuts
• excises
• yanks