backbone vs portion

portion vs backbone

backbone and portion both are nouns.

backbone is not a verb while portion is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
backbone	Yes	No	No	No
portion	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, portion is a hypernym of backbone; that is, portion is a word with a broader meaning than backbone:

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
portion: something less than the whole of a human artifact

Other hypernyms of backbone include part.

backbone (noun)	portion (noun)
the part of a network that connects other networks together	the allotment of some amount by dividing something
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	something less than the whole of a human artifact
fortitude and determination	an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord	assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
a central cohesive source of support and stability	money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
	something determined in relation to something that includes it
	your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

backbone (verb)	portion (verb)
	give out

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