ALL meanings of backbone
back·bone
B b - countable noun backbone Your backbone is the column of small linked bones down the middle of your back. 3
- singular noun backbone The backbone of an organization or system is the part of it that gives it its main strength. 3
- uncountable noun backbone If you say that someone has no backbone, you think they do not have the courage to do things which need to be done. 3
- noun backbone something that resembles the spinal column in function, position, or appearance 3
- noun backbone strength of character; courage 3
- noun backbone the main or central mountain range of a country or region 3
- noun backbone the main longitudinal members of a vessel, giving structural strength 3
- noun backbone (in computer networks) a large-capacity, high-speed central section by which other network segments are connected 3
- noun backbone the column of bones along the center of the back of vertebrate animals, including humans, made up of separate bones connected by the spinal cord, ligaments, and disk-shaped cartilage; spine 3
- noun backbone main support; firmest part 3
- noun backbone a main ridge or range of mountains 3
- noun backbone willpower, courage, determination, etc. 3
- noun backbone back1 (sense 8) 3
- noun backbone Anatomy. the spinal column; spine. 1
- noun backbone strength of character; resolution. 1
- noun backbone something resembling a backbone in appearance, position, or function. 1
- noun backbone Bookbinding. a back or bound edge of a book; spine. 1
- noun backbone Nautical. a rope running along the middle of an awning, as a reinforcement and as an object to which a supporting bridle or crowfoot may be attached. 1
- noun backbone Naval Architecture. the central fore-and-aft assembly of the keel and keelson, giving longitudinal strength to the bottom of a vessel. 1
- noun Definition of backbone in Technology (networking) The top level in a hierarchical network. Stub networks and transit networks which connect to the same backbone are guaranteed to be interconnected. See also: Internet backbone. 1
- noun backbone The series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the pelvis; the spine. 1
- noun backbone anatomy: spine 1
- noun backbone determination, courage 1
- noun backbone sth that supports 1
- noun backbone computer network 1
- noun backbone 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. 0
- noun backbone Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure. 0
- noun backbone Courage, fortitude, or strength. 0