English to English noun
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a central cohesive source of support and stability |  | Example: faith is his anchor the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money he is the linchpin of this firm
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fortitude and determination |  | Example: he didn't have the guts to try it
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the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord |  | Example: the fall broke his back
source: wordnet30
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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 |  | Example: the title and author were printed on the spine of the book
source: wordnet30
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the part of a network that connects other networks together |  | Example: the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic
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The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column. |  | source: webster1913
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