Thesaurus: backbone

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1. n. The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column.
2. n. Anything like , or serving the purpose of, a backbone.
3. n. Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness.
4. n. a central cohesive source of support and stability
5. n. fortitude and determination
6. n. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
7. n. 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
8. n. the part of a network that connects other networks together
9. 1. The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column. 2. Anything like , or serving the purpose of, a backbone. The lofty mountains on the north side compose the granitic axis, or backbone of the country. Darwin. We have now come to the backbone of our subject. Earle. 3. Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness. Shelley's thought never had any backbone. Shairp. To the backbone, through and through; thoroughly; entirely. "Staunch to the backbone." Lord Lytton.
10. n:100 n. fortitude and determination n. the part of a network that connects other networks together