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(noun) spine
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
(noun) gumption, guts, grit, sand, moxie
fortitude and determination
he didn't have the guts to try it
(noun) back, vertebral column, spinal column, spine, rachis
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
the fall broke his back
(noun) lynchpin, mainstay, keystone, linchpin, anchor
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