backbone

1. n. The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column. Source: opted

2. n. Anything like , or serving the purpose of, a backbone. Source: opted

3. n. Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness. Source: opted

4. n. a central cohesive source of support and stability Source: wordnet

5. n. fortitude and determination Source: wordnet

6. n. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord Source: wordnet

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 Source: wordnet

8. n. the part of a network that connects other networks together Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

10. n:100 n. fortitude and determination n. the part of a network that connects other networks together Source: ecdict

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