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spine - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
spine
Definition
(noun) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
Synonyms
:
back
,
backbone
,
rachis
,
spinal column
,
vertebral column
Example Sentence
the fall broke his back
Definition
(noun) any sharply pointed projection
Synonyms
:
acantha
,
spur
Definition
(noun) a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
Synonyms
:
pricker
,
prickle
,
spikelet
,
sticker
,
thorn
Definition
(noun) 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
Synonyms
:
backbone
Example Sentence
the title and author were printed on the spine of the book
Definition
(noun) a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
Word used in video below:
text: He said my spine is now disfigured.
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