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spine
[ spahyn ]
noun
- the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- any backbonelike part.
- a stiff, pointed process or appendage on an animal, as a quill of a porcupine, or a sharp, bony ray in the fin of a fish.
- something, as a quality or trait, that constitutes a principal strength; resolution; stamina; backbone:
a situation that would test a person's spine.
- a ridge, as of ground or rock.
- a sharp-pointed, hard or woody outgrowth on a plant; thorn.
- Bookbinding. the back of a book cover or binding, usually indicating the title and author.
spine
/ 貹ɪ /
noun
- the spinal column
- the sharply pointed tip or outgrowth of a leaf, stem, etc
- zoology a hard pointed process or structure, such as the ray of a fin, the quill of a porcupine, or the ridge on a bone
- the back of a book, record sleeve, etc
- a ridge, esp of a hill
- strength of endurance, will, etc
- anything resembling the spinal column in function or importance; main support or feature
spine
- See vertebral column
- Any of various pointed projections, processes, or appendages of animals.
- A sharp-pointed projection on a plant, especially a hard, narrow modified leaf, as on a cactus, that is adapted to reduce water loss.
Derived Forms
- spined, adjective
Other Word Forms
- spined adjective
- 辱Աl adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of spine1
Word History and Origins
Origin of spine1
Example Sentences
At hospital, she was found to have suffered a neurological injury and a bleed on her spine, which has left her without most feeling below her waist.
The idea of protesters causing JSO levels of disruption - but unlike JSO, avoiding justice - may send a chill down the spine of many motorists.
His bones were shaped by large, powerful muscles and there was evidence of injuries to his shoulder and spine, which were associated with hard physical work and combat.
Those factors, however, don’t take away from the starch in the senator’s spine or her willingness to stand up while so many others in her party cower in submission.
During his time in hospital in Spain he said music helped him deal with the trauma of the accident, as well as the operation to attach rods and screws onto his spine.
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