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bones

  • plural
    of bone.
    bone
  • present tense form
    of bone (3rd person singular).
    bone

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In their place is a different arrangement of bones supporting the belly, one that appears in no seahorse.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Shoppers are hoarding 75-pound boxes of oversize bones that hardly fit in their car, or paying extortionate resale prices after stores sell out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Why are rich people obsessed with owning dinosaur bones?

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The spokesperson added that claims that the student suffered broken bones are false because “he never requested medical assistance.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Sometimes dogs clear across the kennel will hold their bones up in the air, look at each other, raise their hair, and start growling at each other, posturing and bragging about their bones.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen