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Backbone

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Definitions for Backbone

noun
a central cohesive source of support and stability
Synonyms
anchor mainstay keystone linchpin lynchpin
Examples
  1. faith is his anchor
  2. the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
  3. he is the linchpin of this firm
noun
fortitude and determination
Synonyms
grit guts moxie sand gumption
Examples
  1. he didn't have the guts to try it
noun
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
Synonyms
spinal column vertebral column spine back rachis
Examples
  1. the fall broke his back
noun
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
Synonyms
spine
Examples
  1. the title and author were printed on the spine of the book
noun
the part of a network that connects other networks together
Examples
  1. the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic

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