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 Definitions of backbone  [ˈbækˌboʊn]  

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Definition of 'backbone' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) backbone
the spinal column; spine.

2.  backbone
strength of character; resolution.

3.  backbone
something resembling a backbone in appearance, position, or function.

4.  backbone
spine (def. 6).

Etymology:  (1250–1300)

Definition of 'backbone' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin
a central cohesive source of support and stability
"faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"

2. (noun) backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption
fortitude and determination
"he didn't have the guts to try it"

3. (noun) spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachis
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
"the fall broke his back"

4. (noun) spine, backbone
the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved
"the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"

5. (noun) backbone
the part of a network that connects other networks together
"the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"


Definition of 'backbone' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) backbone
the bones running up the middle of the back; = spine
a feeling of pressure on my backbone

2.  backbone
the strongest or most important part
Manufacturing is the backbone of the economy.

3.  backbone
determination and strength of character
Does he have the backbone to do this job?


Definition of 'backbone' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) backbone
the column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column

2. (noun) backbone
anything like , or serving the purpose of, a backbone

3. (noun) backbone
firmness; moral principle; steadfastness


Translation of 'backbone' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the spine
the backbone of a fish.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: graat Arabic flag Arabic: العَمود الفَقَري Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: гръбнак
Brazilian flag Brazilian: espinha dorsal Czech flag Czech: páteř German flag German: das Rückgrat
Danish flag Danish: rygrad Greek flag Greek: σπονδυλική στήλη, ραχοκοκ Spanish flag Spanish: espina dorsal
Estonian flag Estonian: selgroog Farsi flag Farsi: ستون فقرات Finnish flag Finnish: selkäranka
French flag French: colonne vertébrale, épine Hebrew flag Hebrew: עֲמוּד שִׁדְרָה Hindi flag Hindi: रीढ की हड्डी
Croatian flag Croatian: kralježnica Hungarian flag Hungarian: hátgerinc Indonesian flag Indonesian: tulang punggung
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hryggur Italian flag Italian: spina dorsale, colonna ve Japanese flag Japanese: 背骨
Korean flag Korean: 척추 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: nugarkaulis Latvian flag Latvian: mugurkauls
Malay flag Malay: tulang belakang Dutch flag Dutch: ruggegraat Norwegian flag Norwegian: ryggrad
Polish flag Polish: kręgosłup Persian flag Persian: ستون فقرات Pashto flag Pashto: د ملا تیر
Portuguese flag Portuguese: espinha Romanian flag Romanian: coloană vertebrală, şira Russian flag Russian: позвоночник
Slovak flag Slovak: chrbtica Slovenian flag Slovenian: hrbtenica Serbian flag Serbian: kičma
Swedish flag Swedish: ryggrad Thai flag Thai: กระดูกสันหลัง Turkish flag Turkish: omurga, belkemiği
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 背脊 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: спинний хребет Urdu flag Urdu: ریڑھ کی ہڈی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: xương sống Chinese flag Chinese: 脊骨

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