English to English
noun
- a central cohesive source of support and stability
Faith is his anchor.
The keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money.
He is the linchpin of this firm.
source: WordNet 3.0
- fortitude and determination
He didn't have the guts to try it.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
The fall broke his back.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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
The title and author were printed on the spine of the book.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the part of a network that connects other networks together
The backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic.
source: WordNet 3.0
- The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [bacbón] Gulugod; buto sa likod
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
