Hyphenation of backbone

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word backbone? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

back-bone

Definitions of backbone:

1.
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
2.
Fortitude and determination
He didn't have the guts to try it
3.
The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
The fall broke his back
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
The title and author were printed on the spine of the book
5.
The part of a network that connects other networks together
The backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic

Synonyms of backbone:

noun anchor, mainstay, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, support
noun grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption, fortitude
nounspinal column, vertebral column, spine, back, rachis, skeletal structure
noun connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective

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