S: (n) backbone (the part of a network that connects other networks together) "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"
S: (n) fabric, cloth, material, textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers) "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
S: (n) bulb (a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)) "the bulb of a syringe"
S: (n) butt, stub (the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking))
S: (n) component, constituent, element (an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system) "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
S: (n) cutout (a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out)
S: (n) foible (the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip)
S: (n) fore edge, foredge (the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine)
S: (n) forte (the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible)
S: (n) fraction (a small part or item forming a piece of a whole)
S: (n) heel ((golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft)
S: (n) hub (the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes)
S: (n) jetsam (the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm)
S: (n) limb (either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip) "the upper limb of the bow"
S: (n) neck (a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form) "the banjo had a long neck"; "the bottle had a wide neck"
S: (n) peen (the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes))
S: (n) piece (a separate part of a whole) "an important piece of the evidence"
S: (n) pressing (a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press)
S: (n) seat (a part of a machine that supports or guides another part)
S: (n) section, segment (one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object) "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
S: (n) shank, waist (the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole)
S: (n) spine, backbone (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"
S: (n) toe ((golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft)
S: (n) turnout, widening (a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park)
S: (n) paring ((usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel) "she could peel an apple with a single long paring"
S: (n) catch (anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)) "he shared his catch with the others"
S: (n) commemorative (an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person)
S: (n) discard (anything that is cast aside or discarded)
S: (n) finding (something that is found) "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaeological findings"
S: (n) floater (an object that floats or is capable of floating)
S: (n) fomite, vehicle (any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another)
S: (n) land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma (the solid part of the earth's surface) "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
S: (n) land, ground, soil (material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)) "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
S: (n) moon (any object resembling a moon) "he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light"; "the clock had a moon that showed various phases"
S: (n) neighbor, neighbour (a nearby object of the same kind) "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"
S: (n) remains (any object that is left unused or still extant) "I threw out the remains of my dinner"
S: (n) ribbon, thread (any long object resembling a thin line) "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"
S: (n) shiner (something that shines (with emitted or reflected light))
S: (n) vagabond (anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place) "pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea"
S: (n) wall (anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect) "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall"
S: (n) web (an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving) "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn"