DICTOMETER

BACKBONE

(backbone, espinazo, ryggrad)

1. Synonyms:
   • Anchor
   • Mainstay
   • Keystone
   • Backbone
   • Linchpin
   • Lynchpin
   Definitions:
   • a central cohesive source of support and stability
   Examples:
   • Faith is his anchor
   • The keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
   • He is the linchpin of this firm
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Backbone
   • Grit
   • Guts
   • Moxie
   • Sand
   • Gumption
   Definitions:
   • fortitude and determination
   Examples:
   • He didn't have the guts to try it
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Spinal column
   • Vertebral column
   • Spine
   • Backbone
   • Back
   • Rachis
   Definitions:
   • the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
   Examples:
   • The fall broke his back
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Spine
   • Backbone
   Definitions:
   • 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
   Examples:
   • The title and author were printed on the spine of the book
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Backbone
   Definitions:
   • the part of a network that connects other networks together
   Examples:
   • The backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic