How to Pronounce "bones"
word
/ˈboʊnz/
bohnz
/bˈəʊnz/
bohnz
Definition
The hard parts inside a person’s or animal’s body that make up the skeleton and support the body. The word can also refer to the bones of meat or fish when eating or cooking.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈboʊnz/
British English
/bˈəʊnz/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
bohnz
UK
bohnz
Listen in Context
The doctor looked at the X-ray of my bones.
There are small bones in this fish.
Dogs like to chew bones.
After being sick for a week, I felt like skin and bones.