Backbone and Pillar

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

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Pillar is a synonym for backbone in mainstay topic. In some cases you can use "Pillar" instead a noun "Backbone".

Nearby Word: backboned

Pillar noun - Something or someone to which one looks for support.

Usage example: my father has been my pillar throughout this crisis

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Backbone is a synonym for pillar in mainstay topic. You can use "Backbone" instead a noun "Pillar", if it concerns topics such as leading light.

Nearby Word: pillared

emotional	emotional backbone	emotional pillar
good	good backbone	good pillar
thick	thick backbone	thick pillar
entire	entire backbone	entire pillar
Other adjectives: main, moral, major.

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