1. (

• bones ,
• castanets ,
• clappers ,
• finger_cymbals

) (used in the plural) 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 dance ;

1. (

• cram ,
• grind_away ,
• drum ,
• bone_up ,
• swot ,
• get_up ,
• mug_up ,
• swot_up ,
• bone

) study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" ;

2. (

• bone ,
• debone

) remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it" ;

1. (

• bone ,

) consisting of or made up of bone; "a bony substance"; "the bony framework of the body" ;