Backbone

//ˈbækˌboʊn//

Synonyms for "backbone" (125 found)

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Closest matches (25)

Strong matches (38)

Related words (62)

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9 relation types

More general

10 entries

Synonyms

7 entries

derived

5 entries

derived from

2 entries

holonym

1 entries

is a

3 entries

meronym

5 entries

part of

2 entries

related to

11 entries

Translations

164 translations across 68 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ῥάχις noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Arabic

3 entries
  • دِعَامَة noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • شَجَاعَة noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)
  • عَمُود فَقْرِيّ noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Armenian

2 entries
  • հիմք noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • ողնաշար noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • onurğa noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • özək noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)

Basque

1 entries
  • bizkarrezur noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Brunei Bisaya

1 entries
  • boruntud noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • гръбнак noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • опора noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • основа noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)

Catalan

4 entries
  • columna vertebral noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • coratge noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)
  • espina dorsal noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • espinada noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Central Dusun

1 entries
  • oruntud noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • بڕبڕە noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 背骨 noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • 脊椎 noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • 脊骨 noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • 骨幹 /骨干 noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Coastal Kadazan

1 entries
  • tountud noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Czech

1 entries
  • páteř noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Danish

4 entries
  • basis noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • fundament noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • rygrad noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • rygrad noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)

Dutch

2 entries
  • ruggengraat noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • ruggengraat noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • p-s-D:F37 noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • vertebraro noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Finnish

3 entries
  • selkäranka noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • selkäranka noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • selkäranka noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)

French

4 entries
  • colonne vertébrale noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • courage noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)
  • rachis noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • épine dorsale noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Galician

1 entries
  • columna vertebral noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Georgian

2 entries
  • ფხა noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)
  • ხერხემალი noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

German

4 entries
  • Rückgrat noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • Rückgrat noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • Rückgrat noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)
  • Wirbelsäule noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Greek

3 entries
  • ραχοκοκαλιά noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • ραχοκοκαλιά noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • σπονδυλική στήλη noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • עַמּוּד שִׁדְרָה noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • gerinc noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • gerinc noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • gerinc noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)
  • gerincoszlop noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • bein í nefinu noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)
  • hryggur noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • meginstoð noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • skapfesta noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)

Ido

1 entries
  • kurajo noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)

Iranun

1 entries
  • tangkal noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Irish

2 entries
  • cnámh droma noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • slat droma noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Italian

4 entries
  • base noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • colonna vertebrale noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • coraggio noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)
  • rachide noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 背骨 noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • 脊柱 noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • 脊椎 noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Kapampangan

1 entries
  • gulugud noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ឆ្អឹងខ្នង noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Kimaragang

1 entries
  • toruntud noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Latin

1 entries
  • columna vertebralis noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Latvian

2 entries
  • mugurkauls noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • mugurkauls noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)

Lotud

1 entries
  • toruntud noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • ки́чма noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • по́тпора noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • ’рбет noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Malay

1 entries
  • tulang belakang noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Māori

2 entries
  • iwituararo noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • iwituaroa noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Navajo

2 entries
  • hwííshgháán noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • íígháán noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • ryggrad noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • ryggrad noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • ryggrad noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • ryggsøyle noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • virvelsøyle noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries
  • ryggrad noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • ryggsøyle noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • virvelsøyle noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Old English

1 entries
  • hryċġbān noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Persian

1 entries
  • ستون فقرات noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Polish

4 entries
  • charakter noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)
  • kręgosłup noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • kręgosłup noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)
  • trzon noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • base noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • coluna vertebral noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • espinha noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • espinha dorsal noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Romanian

3 entries
  • coloană vertebrală noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • coloană vertebrală noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • șira spinării noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Russian

4 entries
  • костя́к noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • осно́ва noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • позвоно́чник noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • сте́ржень noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • bun-structar noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • cnàimh an droma noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • cùl noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • hrptenjača noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • kičma noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • kičma noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • kralježnica noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Slovene

2 entries
  • hrbtenica noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • hrbtenica noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)

Spanish

4 entries
  • carácter noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)
  • columna vertebral noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • columna vertebral noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • coraje noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)

Swedish

4 entries
  • grundstomme noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • ryggrad noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • ryggrad noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • ryggrad noun (courage, fortitude, or strength)

Tagal Murut

1 entries
  • baluntur noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Tagalog

3 entries
  • bangananan noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • gulugod noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • guluguran noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Tambunan Dusun

1 entries
  • toruntud noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Tatar

1 entries
  • умырткалык noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Thai

1 entries
  • กระดูกสันหลัง noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Timugon Murut

1 entries
  • baluntur noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Turkish

2 entries
  • omurga noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • omurga noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • xương sống noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Volapük

1 entries
  • bäkabom noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Welsh

2 entries
  • asgwrn cefn noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • asgwrn cefn noun (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)

West Coast Bajau

1 entries
  • teruntud noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Woiwurrung

2 entries
  • galgi ngarrak noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
  • nyilang ngarrak noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Yami

1 entries
  • vokot noun (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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Will he have the backbone to speak out against the bill?

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He is an American to the backbone.

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Invertebrates have no backbone or spinal column.

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Tom has no backbone.

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