/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of bones Find synonyms for: Noun1. bones, castanets, clappers, finger cymbals, percussion instrument, percussive instrumentusage: 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 danceNoun1. bones, castanets, clappers, finger cymbals, percussion instrument, percussive instrumentusage: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates2. bone, os, connective tissueusage: the porous calcified substance from which bones are made3. bone, osseous tissue, animal materialusage: a shade of white the color of bleached bonesVerb1. cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone, study, hit the booksusage: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"2. bone, debone, remove, take, take away, withdrawusage: remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fortuitous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language