crossbones C2 Topic:Safety & Risk US /ˈkrɔːsˌboʊnz/ UK /ˈkrɒsˌbəʊnz/ See IPA manual Freq #56126 Meanings 1 noun two bones depicted or placed diagonally across one another, especially beneath a skull as a warning of danger or death A skull and crossbones marked the bottle as poisonous. 2 noun two actual bones arranged crosswise The exhibit displayed a pair of crossbones beneath the replica skull. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · two actual bones arranged... crossed bones Word family Related forms skull and crossboneswarning Etymology A plural compound of cross + bones, recorded from the seventeenth century. It is most familiar in the skull-and-crossbones emblem of death, poison, or piracy. Topics Safety & Risk External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # crossbones **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkrɔːsˌboʊnz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkrɒsˌbəʊnz/ **Frequency rank:** 56126 ## Meanings 1. two bones depicted or placed diagonally across one another, especially beneath a skull as a warning of danger or death 2. two actual bones arranged crosswise ## Examples - A skull and crossbones marked the bottle as poisonous. - The exhibit displayed a pair of crossbones beneath the replica skull. ## Synonyms - crossed bones ## Related Forms - skull and crossbones - warning ## Etymology A plural compound of cross + bones, recorded from the seventeenth century. It is most familiar in the skull-and-crossbones emblem of death, poison, or piracy. ## Topics - Safety & Risk markdown