The body part that consists of a row of vertebrae, that support the head and torso and that forms a canal for nerves.
a central cohesive source of support and stability: "faith is his anchor"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
a computer network that connects other computer networks
(informal) fortitude; "he didn't have the guts to try it"
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"
fortitude and determination; "he didn''t have the guts to try it"
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"
the part of a network that connects other networks together
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
fortitude and determination
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
a central cohesive source of support and stability
