"Treasure Island" pirate (5 letters)

{ Answer }

BONES

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Brom ___
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Skeleton
Archeological find
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Dice, to crapshooters
Dice, slangily
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Grave matter
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Makes a fillet
Minstrel Mr.
Minstrels' Mr. ___
Mister ___ (minstrel)
Our 206
Radius, ulna, etc.
R.L.S. pirate
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Jolly Roger feature
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Minstrel-show Mister
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{ Tags }

bones, dice, dog, end, find, finds, island, jolly, man, minstrel, mister, mr, pirate, roger, rollers, show, skeleton, slang, some, treasure, ulna

{ Notes }

The answer BONES is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.

{ Definition }

BONES as a noun:

1. (bones, castanets, clappers, finger cymbals, maraca) = 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

BONE as a noun:

1. (bone, os) = rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

2. (bone, osseous tissue) = the porous calcified substance from which bones are made

3. (bone, ivory, pearl, off-white) = a shade of white the color of bleached bones

BONE as a verb:

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"