part vs backbone

backbone vs part

part and backbone both are nouns.

part is a verb but backbone is not a verb.

part is an adverb but backbone is not an adverb.

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

As nouns, backbone is a hyponym of part; that is, backbone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than part:

part: something less than the whole of a human artifact
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

Other hyponyms of part include appendage, bit, bottleneck, bulb, butt, stub, component, constituent, element, cutout, foible, fore edge, foredge, forte, fraction, heel, hub, jetsam, limb, neck, peen, piece, pressing, seat, section, segment, shank, waist, spine, toe, turnout, widening, upstage, upstairs, wreckage.

part (noun)	backbone (noun)
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group	the part of a network that connects other networks together
the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result	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 item that is an instance of some type	the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions	a central cohesive source of support and stability
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
the extended spatial location of something
a portion of a natural object
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
something determined in relation to something that includes it

part (verb)	backbone (verb)
move or break apart
force, take, or pull apart
depart for someplace
go one's own way; move apart
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

part (adverb)	backbone (adverb)
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

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