backbone

Significado (Inglês)

1. The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
2. Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
3. Courage, fortitude, or strength.

Sinônimos

spine

spinal column

back

🔙

vertebral column

mainstay

spirit

chine

guts

rachis

grit

courage

ridge

main chain

sand

anchor

⚓

fortitude

bone

🦴

skeleton

moxie

gumption

nucleus

dorsum

pillar

vertebrae

keystone

linchpin

lynchpin

pivot

quill

rear

resolve

sacrum

saddle

self-confidence

self-respect

shaft

slab

soul

spinal cord

strength of character

trunk

valor

valour

vertebra

whip

will

willpower

center field

center fielder

centre field

centre fielder

central figure

one’s innate character

spirit of defiance

basic shaft

main arbor

vertebral columm

main nerve

principal crest

columna vertebralis

ambition

appetite

backbone network

base

behind

bones

cardinal virtues

center

centre

crest

disposition

drive

firmness

fishbone

foundation

handle

joint

key man

marrow

moral strength

mountain range

nape

nerve

obstinacy

patience

pith

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈbækˌbəʊn/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From Middle English bakbon, bakebon, bac-bon; equivalent to back + bone. Compare the semantically analogous English ridgebone.