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rachides
(Botany) The main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond.
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back
The spine and associated tissues.
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spines
The hinged back of a book.
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mainstays
(Nautical) A strong rope that serves to steady and support the mainmast of a sailing vessel.
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anchors
(Nautical) The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
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sands
Any of the colors characteristic of sand, variously reddish yellow to grayish tan
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grits
The texture or fineness of sand or stone used in grinding.
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wills
One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention. [from 9th c.]
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supports
The state of being supported:
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stamen
Physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance.
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spirits
Strong loyalty or dedication:
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nerves
Any of the bundles of fibers made up of neurons that carry sensory and motor information throughout the body in the form of electrical impulses. Afferent nerves carry information to the central nervous system, and efferent nerves carry information from the central nervous system to the muscles, organs, and glands. Efferent nerves include the nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which control voluntary motor activity and of the autonomic nervous system, which controls involuntary motor activity.
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hearts
(Uncountable) Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.
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foundations
Funds for the perpetual support of an institution; an endowment.
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characters
(Computers) One of a set of symbols, such as letters or numbers, that are arranged to express information.
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resolutions
The state or quality of being resolute; firm determination:
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weaknesses (antonym)
(Countable) A special fondness or desire.
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determinations (related)
The quality of being resolute; firmness of purpose
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Backbones Sentence Examples

  • Their hands bore the hard calluses of heavy manual labor, their backbones carried the scars of years of knocks against rough hewn surfaces.

  • All soap operas have a few main families that serve as the backbones of the community in which they reside.

  • Lofty lines of fold mountains form the " backbones " of North America in the Rocky of Mountains and the west coast systems, of South America in the Cordillera of the Andes, of Europe in the Pyrenees, Alps, Carpathians and Caucasus, and of Asia in the mountains of Asia Minor, converging on the Pamirs and diverging thence in the Himalaya and the vast mountain systems of central and eastern Asia.

  • The critical time had arrived when the sea was to be driven away eastward, while the immense ridges due to the " Alpine " movements were about to emerge as the backbones of new continental lands.

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