TO THE BACKBONE

Definition: TO THE BACKBONE

1. Through and through; thoroughly; entirely. ``Staunch to the backbone.'' --Lord Lytton.

Synonyms within Context: TO THE BACKBONE

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Completeness	Adverb: completely; Adjective: altogether, outright, wholly, totally, in toto, quite; all out; over head and ears; effectually, for good and all, nicely, fully, through thick and thin, head and shoulders; neck and heel, neck and crop; in all respects, in every respect; at all points, out and out, to all intents and purposes; toto coelo; utterly; clean, clean as a whistle; to the full, to the utmost, to the backbone; hollow, stark; heart and soul, root and branch, down to the ground.
Resolution	Adjective: resolved; Verb: determined; strong-willed, strong-minded; resolute; (brave); self-possessed; decided, definitive, peremptory, tranchant; unhesitating, unflinching, unshrinking; firm, iron, gritty, indomitable, game to the backbone; inexorable, relentless, not to be shaken, not to be put down; tenax propositi; inflexible; (hard); obstinate; steady; (persevering) a.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Expression: TO THE BACKBONE

Modern Translation: TO THE BACKBONE

Language		Translations for "TO THE BACKBONE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Romanian		pânã în mãduva oaselor. (various references)

Russian		насквозь (the core, to the bone, to the core), до мозга костей (to the core). (various references)

Spanish		inglés hasta la médula (english to the backbone). (various references)

Turkish		tam anlamıyla (in the strict sense, just, strictly, unmitigated), sapına kadar (rightdown, to the quick, up to the hilt, utter, utterly). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: TO THE BACKBONE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-b-c-e-e-h-k-n-o-o-t-t"
	-5 letters: backbone, bontebok, cohobate, oothecae.
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Alternative Orthography: TO THE BACKBONE

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Expression using "TO THE BACKBONE": english to the backbone. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.