Other Definitions
backbone (enc)
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Backbone| Noun | 1. | backbone - a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"support - something providing immaterial support or assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans" | | | 2. | backbone - fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"fortitude - strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | | | 3. | backbone - the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"notochord - a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates chine - backbone of an animal coccyx, tail bone - the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes vertebra - one of the bony segments of the spinal column axial skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs | | | 4. | backbone - the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic" | |
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