Backbone - English meaning

ˈbæk.bəʊn

Backbone – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the pelvis; the spine.
Usage examples:
Prickles of sweat broke out along her backbone
Synonims:
SpineSpinal columnVertebral columnVertebraeBackDorsumRachis
noun
The chief support of a system or organization.
Usage examples:
These firms are the backbone of our industrial sector
Synonims:
MainstayCornerstoneFoundationChief supportButtressPillar
noun
A high-speed, high-capacity digital connection which forms the axis of a local or wide area network.
Usage examples:
The first major project completed was the digital backbone network, which spans the entire country …

noun
Your spine
Usage examples:
Newcomers are now the backbone of this team., the delegates had enough backbone to reject the propo…

noun
The most important part of something
Usage examples:
Small businesses are truly the backbone of the economy., imaginative ideas may form the backbone of…

noun
The line of bones down the centre of the back that provides support for the body
Usage examples:
She stood with her backbone rigid.

noun
The most important part of something, providing support for everything else
Usage examples:
Farming is the backbone of the country's economy.

noun
Courage and strength of character
Usage examples:
[ + to infinitive ] will he have the backbone to tell them what he thinks?

Backbone translation into English

Backbone: translate from English into Chinese

骨干, 支柱, 基干, 脊柱, 骨气, 脊骨, 膂

Backbone: translate from English into Dutch

Ruggengraat, Ruggegraat

Backbone: translate from English into French

Colonne vertébrale, Pivot, Fermeté, Caractère, Énergie, Épine dosale, Point d'appui

Backbone: translate from English into German

Rückgrat

Backbone: translate from English into Hindi

रीड की हड्डी, आधार, बांस, पृष्ठवंश, सार

Backbone: translate from English into Italian

Spina dorsale, Colonna vertebrale, Nerbo

Backbone: translate from English into Korean

등뼈, 분수령, 기골, 등골뼈, 뼈

Backbone: translate from English into Russian

Хребет, Позвоночник, Основа, Суть, Спинной хребет, Главная опора, Твердость характера, Корешок

Backbone: translate from English into Spanish

Columna vertebral, Espinazo, Carácter, Lomo

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Backbone – similar words

backbones

ˈbæk.bəʊn

noun
The series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the pelvis; the spine.
Usage examples:
Prickles of sweat broke out along her backbone

noun
Your spine
Usage examples:
Newcomers are now the backbone of this team., the delegates had enough backbone to reject the propo…

noun
The most important part of something
Usage examples:
Small businesses are truly the backbone of the economy., imaginative ideas may form the backbone of…

Backbones - all meanings in English

Backbone synonims

back

bæk

noun
The rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.
Usage examples:
He lay on his back

adverb
In the opposite direction from the one that one is facing or travelling towards.
Usage examples:
He moved back a pace

verb
Give financial, material, or moral support to.
Usage examples:
He had a newspaper empire backing him

Back - all meanings in English

buttress

ˈbʌt.rəs

noun
A structure of stone or brick built against a wall to strengthen or support it.
Usage examples:
The cathedral's massive buttresses

verb
Provide (a building or structure) with buttresses.
Usage examples:
We buttressed the wall as it was showing signs of cracking and collapse

verb
To give support to or strengthen something
Usage examples:
He looked for things that would buttress the prosecution case and win a conviction.

Buttress - all meanings in English

cornerstone

ˈkɔː.nə.stəʊn

noun
An important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based.
Usage examples:
A national minimum wage remained the cornerstone of policy

noun
A large stone near the base of a building where two walls meet, often giving information about the building and sometimes put in position with a ceremony
Usage examples:
A large group of officials attended a cornerstone laying at that new plant., funds for the school s…

noun
A stone in a corner of a building, especially one with the date when the building was made or other writing on it

Cornerstone - all meanings in English

dorsum

ˈdɔː.səm

noun
The dorsal part of an organism or structure.
Usage examples:
Toothbrushing lasted for approximately five minutes after each meal and included brushing the teeth…

noun
A latin word meaning "back", used in medical names and descriptions of the back or top surface of an organ
Usage examples:
The dorsum of the foot

Dorsum - all meanings in English

foundation

faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən

noun
The lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.
Usage examples:
Foundations were being dug for a block of flats

noun
The base that is built below the surface of the ground to support a building
Usage examples:
A concrete foundation, fig. the two leaders have laid the foundations of a new era of cooperation b…

noun
An organization that has been started in order to provide money for a particular group of people or for a particular type of research
Usage examples:
He gave £1m to set up a charitable foundation to help vulnerable young people., he helped lead the …

Foundation - all meanings in English

mainstay

noun
A person or thing on which something else is based or depends.
Usage examples:
Farming is the mainstay of the rural economy

noun
The most important part of something, providing support for everything else
Usage examples:
In the early 1900s, farming was the mainstay of the national economy.

noun
The most important part of something, providing support for everything else
Usage examples:
The mainstay of sth antibiotic therapy is the mainstay of treatment for many infections., cattle fa…

Mainstay - all meanings in English

pillar

noun
A tall vertical structure of stone, wood, or metal, used as a support for a building, or as an ornament or monument.
Usage examples:
Every bungalow is supported on stone pillars, which permits us to maintain the natural terrain and …

noun
A strong vertical column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building or stands alone for decoration
Usage examples:
He’s a pillar of the dallas business community.

Pillar - all meanings in English

rachis

noun
A stem of a plant, especially a grass, bearing flower stalks at short intervals.
Usage examples:
Inflorescences are the terminal toothbrush type, with five to 70 pairs of flowers on a rachis appro…

Rachis - all meanings in English

spine

noun
A series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone.
Usage examples:
A soft voice that sent a shiver down her spine

noun
The line of bones down the center of the back that provides support for the body
Usage examples:
Be careful of the cactus spines.

Spine - all meanings in English

vertebrae

noun
Each of the series of small bones forming the backbone, having several projections for articulation and muscle attachment, and a hole through which the spinal cord passes.
Usage examples:
The needle is inserted between two of the vertebrae

Plural of vertebra specialized

Vertebrae - all meanings in English

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