Thesaurus results for BONES

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noun

plural of bone

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

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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

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as in corpse

a dead body requested that his bones be buried in the country of his birth

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bones

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bone

as in guts

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The former president was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer in 2025, which has since spread to his bones. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026 Children’s bones grow faster than their tendons and ligaments can adapt. — Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 The bones were unearthed in 2019, but have only recently been identified as Denisovan, thanks to a distinctive amino acid found in tooth enamel. — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026 Sauces were silken and consommes (love the duck) tasted like the bones were simmering for hours. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 Biden’s office announced in May 2025 that the former president had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had metastasized to his bones. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026 While the 11,108-square-foot house still needs some TLC, the bones — including pocket doors, extensive millwork, and 11 fireplaces — are impressive. — Thomas Connors, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 Research published nearly 30 years ago actually suggested that excess protein intake may harm bones and centered, in part, on the idea that high-protein diets could increase calcium loss. — Sarah Garone, HEALTH, 7 Sep. 2026 Not just muscles throughout their bodies, but tissues in their bones, liver, and brain. — Mike McRae 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026

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Noun

But your heart and lungs are only delivering the oxygen to the muscle.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Colorado went into Georgia Tech — playing in its first sellout home-opener in 20 years — and ripped their hearts out.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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In March a whale corpse was found floating in San Francisco Bay, seagulls perched on top like vultures at carrion.

— Ainslie Cruickshank, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026
There are cases of Jewish corpses being abused on their way to the cemetery; and even one instance of a father watching as his son was stabbed to death in the street.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

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Verb

When the Supreme Court guts federal voting protections, every state has to decide whether to fill that void or exploit it.

— Anthony G. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
What most of us know is a relationship that goes sour, and the one that guts you the most is a love that goes wrong.

— Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 7 May 2026

Definition of guts

Noun

And instead of hitting the gym with an empty belly, experts are now urging midlife women to always eat before a workout.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2026
Designed by Adrian, the big cat has shoelace-style stitching running up his belly and detachable slippers tipped with sharp claws.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of belly

Noun

Flies buzz over the rotting carcass, which is riven by claw marks so unnaturally deep that no one can determine whomauledit.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Their charred carcasses litter the steep lanes leading to the villages, while the houses have been reduced to nothing more than piles of smoking ashes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of carcass

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While the murders are at first believed to be random, Alice’s gut instinct that they’re linked soon turns out to be true.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026
Probiotics are live cultures (bacteria) that can support the overall health of your gut microbiome, or the collection of microorganisms that live in your gastrointestinal tract.

— Sherri Gordon, HEALTH, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of gut

Verb

Aside from SealForce, the Roomba Max 875 cleans with an impressive 35,000 Pascals of suction and 20 liters per second of airflow.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2026
The winery also has solar panels that generate about 100,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, more than enough to cover its energy needs, along with heat pumps and a system that cleans and reuses wastewater.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

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