Backbone and Footing

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Backbone noun - A column of bones supporting the trunk of a vertebrate animal.

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Footing and backbone are semantically related in groundwork topic. In some cases you can use "Footing" instead a noun "Backbone".

Nearby Word: backboned

Footing noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

Usage example: your donations help provide the charity with a firm financial footing for its work

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Backbone and footing are semantically related in groundwork topic. Sometimes you can use "Backbone" instead a noun "Footing".

Nearby Words: foot, foothold, footway

good	good backbone	good footing
total	total backbone	total footing
actual	actual backbone	actual footing
intellectual	intellectual backbone	intellectual footing
Other adjectives: moral, military.

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