Synonym: anchor, back, grit, gumption, guts, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay, moxie, rachis, sand, spinal column, spine, vertebral column. Similar words: snack bar, back, aback, back of, back on, back out, back up, set back. Meaning: n. 1. a central cohesive source of support and stability 2. fortitude and determination 3. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord 4. 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 5. the part of a network that connects other networks together.
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61. This solicitation set forth a new architecture for providing NSFNET backbone services, including regional networks and network service providers.
62. He thought money from sympathizers had formed the reliable backbone, though he wasn't going to argue with Terry.
63. Rights without the backbone of legal sanction, Bentham contends, is just talk.
64. This effectively creates a limited number of entry points into the backbone and simplifies network management.
65. They require hundreds of millions of dollars worth of new equipment and fiber optic backbone to make them two-way streets.
66. Clytemnestra let out an unearthly keening howl, her lips snarling back and her tail a stiff prolongation of her backbone.
67. That means rounded black-cherry flavors, a soft texture, firm backbone and admirable complexity.
68. The pomeshchiks had become a substantial body and provided the military backbone of the State.
69. When a dish is extremely fatty, a jolt of sour acidity provides the backbone to support all that richness.
70. Hysen, Thern, Ekstrom and Magnusson give the side a strong backbone,[www.Sentencedict.com] but they are suspect defensively on the flanks.
71. Users must have the technical knowledge to manage the bandwidth requirements of the Internet traffic to avoid adversely affecting corporate backbone traffic.
72. He gave me the backbone to take the reins and be assertive and a little more aggressive.
73. They have to pay Sprint or some other backbone for local connections.
74. The electrical signal is amplified and broadcast over a large diameter coaxial backbone cable to individual subscribers.
75. The battle of wills between them forms the backbone of the story.
76. This statement applies to use of the NSFNET backbone only.
77. Frasier's attempts to piece together what really happened form the backbone of the novel.
78. The Chinese people have backbone.
79. He is a man of backbone.
80. The sweat broke out on his backbone.
81. They are the backbone of the factory.
82. I like it to the backbone.
83. Tradespeople and operators are the backbone of Suncor.
84. He is an Englishman to the backbone.
85. Not shy on muscle or tannic backbone.
86. Petty officers are the backbone of a navy.
87. A soft qualm regret, flowed down his backbone, increasing.
88. The backbone is an articulate structure.
89. Take oneself when the backbone, find oneself is good.
90. He is an Irishman to the backbone.
More similar words: snack bar, back, aback, back of, back on, back out, back up, set back, back away, back down, backlog, cut back, hold back, call back, pay back, drawback, clawback, draw back, turn back, talk back, give back, backyard, look back, go back on, keep back, feedback, stand back, go back to, bring back, flash back.