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1) (of food) having many bones (bony)

2) the decay (of bones or teeth) (caries)

3) the hard red, pink or white substance built on the seabeds by the shells and bones of sea animals (coral)

4) the outer and smaller of the two bones from the knee to the ankle (fibula)

5) a slice of fish or meat without bones (fillet)

6) the soft part, especially muscle, between the skin and bones of animal bodies (flesh)

7) a clear, tasteless substance, made by boiling bones etc, used to make food set like a jelly (gelatin)

8) a band of strong tissues that holds two or more bones together (ligament)

9) the soft; fatty substance that fills the inside of bones (marrow)

10) (the length of) a straight line from the centre of a circle or sphere to any point on the edge or surface; the outer of he two bones in the forearm (radius)

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Meaning:
corpse

a dead human body

dead body

dice

a small cube marked with spots to indicate numbers, used in games

cubes

doctor

a person who has been trained in medical science

medical practitioner

physician

a doctor of medicine and surgery

person trained in medical science

skeleton

the bony framework of an animal body; an outline, plan etc to which details are to be added

structure of bones in animate being or supports in an object

surgeon

a doctor who performs medical operations

person trained in medical science

BONES as in Wiktionary
BONES as in Wikipedia