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1 backbone
1) (the spine: the backbone of a fish.) nugarkaulis2) (the chief support: The older employees are the backbone of the industry.) pagrindinis ramstis -
2 spine
1) (the line of linked bones running down the back of humans and many animals; the backbone: She damaged her spine when she fell.) nugarkaulis, stuburas2) (something like a backbone in shape or function: the spine of a book.) nugarėlė, ketera3) (a thin, stiff, pointed part growing on an animal or a plant.) dyglys•- spinal- spineless
- spiny
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3 rib
[rib]1) (any one of the bones which curve round and forward from the backbone, enclosing the heart and lungs.) šonkaulis2) (one of the curved pieces of wood which are joined to the keel to form the framework of a boat.) špantas3) (a vertical raised strip in eg knitted material, or the pattern formed by a row of these.) rumbė4) (any of a number of things similar in shape, use etc to a rib, eg one of the supports for the fabric of an aeroplane wing or of an umbrella.) nerviūra, virbas•- ribbed- ribbing -
4 spinal cord
(a cord of nerve cells running up through the backbone.) stuburo smegenys -
5 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) nugara2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) nugara3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) užpakalis, galas4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) gynėjas2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) užpakalinis3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) atgal2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) tolyn, šalin3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) arti atramos4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) atsilygindamas, atsikirsdamas, atgal5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) į praeitį, praeityje4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) eiti/važiuoti atbulom, varyti atgal2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) palaikyti, remti3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) lažintis, statyti sumą•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) iš kairės, pakrypusia rašysena- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat -
6 worm
[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) sliekas2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) skintis (kelią)2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) išgauti
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