Usually means: Bone believed to grant wishes.
Definitions Related words Mentions
We found 10 dictionaries that define the word wishing bone:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. wishing bone: Vocabulary.com
  2. wishing-bone, wishing bone: Wordnik
  3. wishing bone: Wiktionary
  4. wishing bone: Dictionary.com
  5. wishing bone: Rhymezone
  6. Wishing-bone: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  7. wishing bone: FreeDictionary.org
  8. wishing bone: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. wishing bone: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. wishing bone: Encyclopedia

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (wishing bone)

▸ noun:  wishbone (of a bird)

Similar:
wishbone, good-luck bone, fourchette, breakbones, second joint, wing, feathered friend, winglet, bluewing, ossifrage, more...

Opposite:
backbone, reality, practicality

▸ Words similar to wishing bone

▸ Usage examples for wishing bone

▸ Idioms related to wishing bone

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Words that often appear near wishing bone

▸ Rhymes of wishing bone

▸ Invented words related to wishing bone

Similar:
wishbone, good-luck bone, fourchette, breakbones, second joint, wing, feathered friend, winglet, bluewing, ossifrage, more...

Opposite:
backbone, reality, practicality



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "wishing bone" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Compound Your Joy