Words and phrases that have a meaning related to backbone: (144 results)
Contains:
canalis vertebralis, coccyx, spinal canal, tail bone, vertebra, vertebral canal
Often used in the same context:
linchpin, lifeblood, cornerstone, mainstay, bedrock, lynchpin, keystone, pillar, sinews, nucleus, workhorses, fulcrum, powerhouse, lifeline, bulwark, hub, conduit, cog, superhighway, underpinning, network, integral, strength, resiliency, support, infrastructure, cripple, staple, focal point, flourishing, glue, stalwart, vanguard, centerpiece, gateway, resilience, underpinnings, foundation, stranglehold, catalyst, connections, connectivity, chocolate eclair, core, reliant, heartland, touchstone, triumvirate, boon, fiber, bastion, part, bridgehead, counterweight, embodiment, saving grace, rallying cry, sclerotic, component, guts, microcosm, forerunner, prosper, death knell, forte, bulk, galvanizing, naas, wellspring, solidity, trailblazers, link, triad, lodestone, enabler, roots, asynchronous transfer mode, taproot, holy trinity, stretches, hallmark, mesh, pioneers, solid, connective, fortitude, atrophies, premier, optical fibre, fountainhead, sustenance, blueprint, brawn, deathblow, anathema, leadership, optical fiber, impetus, vitality, continuity, complement, epitome, backbones, groundwork, mainspring, prop, raison, base, coherence, cohesiveness, common, foundations, nexus, substructure, commonality
Appears in the definition of:
., chine, incorruptible, invertebrate, loin, lumbus, saddle, saddle of lamb, splitter, vertebrate
Part of:
axial skeleton
More general:
computer network, skeletal structure
Synonyms:
Also try:anchor, back, grit, gumption, sand, spinal column, spine, vertebral column
— Adjectives for backbone: very, phosphate, moral, more, real, economic, strong, main, mountainous, structural, financial, more...
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