backbone

nounB1 · Intermediate

Row of bones down the middle of the back.

Meanings of «backbone»

1 · noun

row of bones down the middle of the back

The doctor examined her backbone for any injury.

2 · noun

the most important part that supports something

Small businesses are the backbone of our town.

Similar: support foundation core

3 · noun

courage and strength of character

She showed real backbone when times got hard.

Similar: couragegritresolve

Translation

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«backbone» in 17 languages

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AZ Azərbaycan

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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