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backbones definition
backbones |
Grep of noun backbone backbone Overview of noun backbone The noun backbone has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) anchor, mainstay, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin -- (a central cohesive source of support and stability: "faith is his anchor"; "he is the linchpin of this firm") 2. (1) backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption -- ((informal) fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it") 3. spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back rachis -- (the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back") 4. backbone -- (a computer network that connects other computer networks) Overview of noun backbone The noun backbone has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) anchor, mainstay, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin -- (a central cohesive source of support and stability: "faith is his anchor"; "he is the linchpin of this firm") 2. (1) backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption -- ((informal) fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it") 3. spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back rachis -- (the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back") 4. backbone -- (a computer network that connects other computer networks)
backbones definition