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Boned vs Bones - What's the difference?

boned | bones |

As a verb boned

is (bone).

As an adjective boned

is (in combination ) having some specific type of bone.

As a noun bones is

.

boned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (bone)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (in combination ) Having some specific type of bone.
  • (slang) beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger.
  • * 1999 March, Matt Groening, “Space Pilot 3000”, Futurama , season 1, episode 1
    • Bender:'' Well, we're boned ! / ''Leela: Can't we get away in the ship?
  • (slang) Broken.

    • Derived terms

    * big-boned

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Volapük==

    Noun

    (vo-noun)
  • order, purchase

    • Declension

    (vo-decl-noun)

    Derived terms

    * bonedabuk *

    bones

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • English plurals
  • A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.
  • (informal) The act of two fists meeting together in the manner equivalent to a high-five.

    • Synonyms

    * (fists meeting equivalent to a high-five) props

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bone)

    • Anagrams

    * ----