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Word of the Day Tuesday, June 9, 2026

bones

/boʊnz/ noun, verb · British & US
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What does bones mean?

noun, verb

The hard, calcified tissues that form the skeleton of a vertebrate animal. To remove the bones from something, especially a dead animal.

Example

"The butcher had to bones the chicken before cooking it."

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