spine
spine /ˈspaɪn/
noun
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()
The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
(
back
, backbone
, rachis
, spinal column
, spine
, vertebral column
)
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
The fall broke his back
the fall broke his back
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A sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
(
spine
)
a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
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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
(
backbone
, 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
the title and author were printed on the spine of the book
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A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
(
pricker
, prickle
, spikelet
, spine
, sticker
, thorn
)
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
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Any sharply pointed projection
(
acantha
, spine
, spur
)
any sharply pointed projection