backbone
English Thesaurus
1. the part of a network that connects other networks together (noun.artifact)
part meronym | : | mesh, meshing, meshwork, net, network, |
definition | : | an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals (noun.artifact) |
2. 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 (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | part, portion, |
definition | : | something less than the whole of a human artifact (noun.artifact) |
part meronym | : | book, volume, |
definition | : | physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together (noun.artifact) |
3. fortitude and determination (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | fortitude, |
definition | : | strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage (noun.attribute) |
domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
4. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord (noun.body)
hypernym | : | skeletal structure, |
definition | : | any structure created by the skeleton of an organism (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | notochord, |
definition | : | a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | chine, |
definition | : | backbone of an animal (noun.animal) |
part holonym | : | coccyx, tail bone, |
definition | : | the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | vertebra, |
definition | : | one of the bony segments of the spinal column (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk, |
definition | : | a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two) (noun.body) |
part meronym | : | axial skeleton, |
definition | : | the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs (noun.body) |
5. a central cohesive source of support and stability (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | support, |
definition | : | something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest (noun.cognition) |
6. fortitude and determination (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | gutsy, plucky, |
definition | : | marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited (adj.all) |
7. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord (noun.body)
derivation | : | spinal, |
definition | : | of or relating to the spine or spinal cord (adj.pert) |
8. a central cohesive source of support and stability (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | anchor, ground, |
definition | : | fix firmly and stably (verb.contact) |
9. fortitude and determination (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | gutsy, plucky, |
definition | : | marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited (adj.all) |
10. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord (noun.body)
derivation | : | spinal, |
definition | : | of or relating to the spine or spinal cord (adj.pert) |
11. a central cohesive source of support and stability (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | anchor, ground, |
definition | : | fix firmly and stably (verb.contact) |
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