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backbone

/'bæk,boʊn/

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noun
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
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back rachis spinal column spine vertebral column

type of:
skeletal structure

part of:
axial skeleton
noun
fortitude and determination
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grit gumption guts moxie sand

type of:
fortitude
noun
a central cohesive source of support and stability
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anchor keystone linchpin lynchpin mainstay

type of:
support
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
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spine

type of:
part portion

part of:
volume book
noun
the part of a network that connects other networks together
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"the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"

type of:
connection connector connexion connective connecter

part of:
mesh meshing meshwork net network

Parts of backbone

"coccyx"
"spinal canal"
"intervertebral disk"
"vertebra"
"canalis vertebralis"
"intervertebral disc"
"vertebral canal"
"tail bone"