How to pronounce "backbone"

• "backbone" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "backbone"

Noun

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"

Synonyms:

• anchor
• mainstay
• keystone
• backbone
• linchpin
• lynchpin

Noun

fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"

Synonyms:

• backbone
• grit
• guts
• moxie
• sand
• gumption

Noun

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"

Synonyms:

• spinal column
• vertebral column
• spine
• backbone
• back
• rachis

Noun

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; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"

Synonyms:

• spine
• backbone

Noun

the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"

Synonyms:

• backbone