What part of speech is backbones?

Backbones can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. backbones is a noun, plural of backbone.

Inflections

Noun

What does backbones mean?

Definitions

Noun

backbone - fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"
backbone - the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"
backbone - the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
backbone - 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; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"
backbone - a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"

Examples of backbones

#   Sentence  
1. noun The backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic.
2. noun Will he have the backbone to speak out against the bill?
3. noun He is an American to the backbone.
4. noun Invertebrates have no backbone or spinal column.
5. noun Tom has no backbone.
6. noun Kelp is the backbone of Monterey Bay coastal ecology.
7. noun The backbone of the town’s economy, however, is a different kind of fossil: fossil fuel.
8. noun Agriculture remains the backbone of the Kenyan economy, contributing one-third of GDP.
9. noun Didouche Mourad Street is Algiers' commercial backbone.
10. noun Skura was Yanni's backbone.
11. noun Oil and gas are Algeria's backbone.
12. noun Oil and gas are the backbone of Algeria's economy.
13. noun Will he have the backbone to speak out against the bill?
14. noun He is an American to the backbone.
15. noun Invertebrates have no backbone or spinal column.
Sentence  
noun
The backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic.
Will he have the backbone to speak out against the bill?
He is an American to the backbone.
Invertebrates have no backbone or spinal column.
Tom has no backbone.
Kelp is the backbone of Monterey Bay coastal ecology.
The backbone of the town’s economy, however, is a different kind of fossil: fossil fuel.
Agriculture remains the backbone of the Kenyan economy, contributing one-third of GDP.
Didouche Mourad Street is Algiers' commercial backbone.
Skura was Yanni's backbone.
Oil and gas are Algeria's backbone.
Oil and gas are the backbone of Algeria's economy.
Will he have the backbone to speak out against the bill?
He is an American to the backbone.
Invertebrates have no backbone or spinal column.

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