backbone

Meanings

• a central cohesive source of support and stability;
• fortitude and determination;
• the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord;
• 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 part of a network that connects other networks together;
• "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"
• BACKBONE n pl. -S the spine

Synonyms

• anchor
• mainstay
• keystone
• linchpin
• lynchpin
• grit
• guts
• moxie
• sand
• gumption
• spinal column
• vertebral column
• spine
• back
• rachis

Scrabble Score: 18

backbone is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

backbone is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

backbone is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

backbone is a valid Words With Friends word

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