Sinonim backbone

English Thesaurus

1. the part of a network that connects other networks together (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion,
definition	:	an instrumentality that connects (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	:	canalis vertebralis, spinal canal, vertebral canal,
definition	:	the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes (noun.body)

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	:	game, gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky,
definition	:	willing to face danger (adj.all)

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	:	game, gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky,
definition	:	willing to face danger (adj.all)

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)