Backbone

What do we mean by backbone?

The vertebrate spine or spinal column. noun

Something, such as the keel of a ship, that resembles a backbone. noun

The main support or major sustaining factor. noun

Strength of character; determination. noun

A ridge forming the principal axis of a mountain. noun

The principal mountain ridge, range, or system of a region. noun

The main chain of atoms in a polymer. noun

A high-speed communications line that connects smaller, local networks to each other, especially in a wide area network. noun

The bone of the middle line of the back; the spine; the vertebral column; the vertebræ collectively. noun

Something resembling a backbone in appearance, position, or office: as, the Apennines are the backbone of Italy. noun

Figuratively, firmness; stability of purpose; decision of character; resolution; moral principle. noun

The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column. noun

Anything like , or serving the purpose of, a backbone. noun

Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness. noun

Through and through; thoroughly; entirely. noun

The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals. noun

Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure noun

Courage, fortitude, or strength noun

The part of a network that connects other networks together noun

The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.

Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.

Courage, fortitude, or strength.

1) having guts or balls 2)the "behind the scenes" guy(s) of an outfit or group who do a signficant contribution to something but don't get as much recognition. Second only to the heart and soul. Urban Dictionary

Individuals who make a substantial contribution to a team/event/organisation. Without them the whole thing would fall apart. Urban Dictionary

A word describing a video game that suffers from one or more of the following: 1) Poorly implemented net code 2) Slipshod emulation 3) Game breaking bugs Urban Dictionary

A true example of a coward, One who often backs out of things and rarely shows they have any balls; you can also refer to someone with no backbone as a pile of goop (if any human didn't really have a backbone, they would simply be a pile of goop) Urban Dictionary

The sometimes pleasureful event in which a male becomes erect while spooning with a female. Urban Dictionary

Exchanging, peering, carrying or otherwise handling large quantities of data traffic on your ISP company's equipment, bound for network or computer systems other than your own. Especially as applied on large area networks such as the Internet. Urban Dictionary

Slang term for arse. Urban Dictionary

When you receive services from a prostitute, payed for with credit on an account with her. Urban Dictionary

When you receive services from a prostitute, payed for with an account credit from previous payment. Urban Dictionary

Jellyfish backbone is a person who says one thing but does the opposite and blames others. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to backbone:
backbone, back bone, backbond, backbite, backhoe, barebone, backline, backbend, backbones, backband, barbone, back on, back-bond, backboned, back bond, backbord, backrope.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word backbone:
nsfnet, amide, dihedral, conformation, ethernet, connectivity, polymer, strands, atoms, chassis, amino, bandwidth, angles, fatty, acids, dna, chains, rna, nodes, networks, molecule, economy, bonds, fiber, hydrogen, network, internet, chain, acid, proteins, molecules, tube, provider, protein, infrastructure, suspension, carbon, connect, wireless, bond, oxygen, connections, connects, fleet, trail, links, molecular, bases, transport, structure, structural, core, layer, traffic, frame, chemical.

Words that rhyme with backbone:
bone, zone, stone, tone, loan, prone, drone, phone, own, hone, condone, alone, milestone, fone, cone, cornerstone, postpone, hormone, homophone, known, touchstone, atone, moan, capstone, cyclone, roan, anemone, groan, throne, telephone, lone, shone, crone, chaperone, bemoan, clone, ozone, keystone, unknown, scone, mon, microphone, blown, intone, disown, flown, monotone, cologne, limestone, shown, acetone, xylophone, silicone, overtone, testosterone, joan, moonstone, baritone, grown, saxophone, sharon, undertone, homegrown, allophone, gemstone, rhinestone, rhone, tombstone, sown, let alone, cicerone, thrown, sloan, leone, brownstone, capone, whetstone, francophone, argonne, lodestone, earphone, megaphone, t-bone, collarbone, sewn, well known, gladstone, overthrown, pheromone, millstone, simone, headstone, mone, overblown, jawbone, trombone, cobblestone, rone, headphone, cortisone.

Adjectives that are often used to describe backbone:
very, phosphate, moral, more, real, economic, strong, main, mountainous, structural, financial, central, polymeric, stiff, rigid, speed, enough, national, flexible, solid, much, molecular, true, conjugated, multicast, intellectual, theoretical, optic, linear, organizational, spiritual, acid, collapsed, traditional, ideological, entire, industrial, firm, corporate, sugarphosphate, virtual, ethernet, helical, sharp, nsfnet, straight, hydrophobic, wired, broken, rocky, essential, non, necessary, based, saturated, sufficient, optical, sturdy, macromolecular, nucleic, mixed, rugged, thick, hydrophilic, institutional, continental, primitive, wireless, administrative, inorganic, jointed, like, chain, internet, linked, conceptual.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective backbone:
class.

Consonant match to backbone:
buckbean, buck bean.

Words that sound like backbone:
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